Building My Casa – Jan 23-Feb 2

January 23 – February 2, 2025

Thursday, Friday at 8PM
Saturday, Sunday at 4PM

The Downstairs

66 East 4th Street, basement level

New York, NY 10003

(between Bowery & Second Avenue)

Performed in English with some Spanish

Tickets:

Adults: $30
Students/Seniors: $25
First 10 tickets are $10 (limit 2 per person)

Ticket prices are inclusive of all fees.

Synopsis: Three immigrants from different parts of Latin America share a small apartment in NYC. On their hidden rooftop, they discover the farewell letter from Antonio, a former tenant.

By Teatro 220

Created by Braulio Basilio, Ursula Tinoco, Gilberto Gabriel and Andrés López-Alicea

On that rooftop, they try to find solace while navigating the physically and psychologically taxing city that is New York. A city that consumes people’s lives and feels completely lonely despite being full of people from all over the world.

A play about identity, failure, memory, and the alienation that many Latin immigrants face. Featuring improv, music, magic and maybe a cat…

Written by Braulio Basilio
Directed by Federica Borlenghi
Performed by Braulio Basilio, Ursula Tinoco, Gilberto Gabriel
Music by Gilberto Gabriel
Design by Antígona González
Cat (Puppet) design and making by Mariana Garcia Tinoco
Translated to English by Ursula Tinoco

ABOUT

Braulio Basilio Actor, director, and playwright of theater has worked throughout South America and the United States. He is originally from Chile, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Drama from the theater school of Bolivariana University, Acting in front of the camera at Matus Actor Academy, and Essential Element of Movie Script at Sundance Institute. He founded the theater company CLAVE, which was focused on the creation of original plays based on the observation of different Chilean realities like mental institutes or native cultures of Chile, where he wrote, directed, and acted. In 2018 he decides to move to New York and start all over again. He worked in different Spanish Theater companies such as Repertorio Español, Teatro SEA, LATEA. He won an ATI award for best actor in the play Cambio, which he also wrote, and Best Actor in Fuerza Fest LGBTQ+ Arts Festival Hispanic Federation with Las Martiras. Cofounder of La Mafia Theater where he wrote and directed La Clase, Quien No Ha Amado, Nunca Ha Vivido, Respira, and  Ana y Franco. Now he is part of IATI THEATER as an Artistic Program Manager and also is part of Teatro 220 ‍

Ursula Tinoco Mexican actor, performer, improviser, producer, and puppeteer. Born and raised in Mexico City, she moved to New York to pursue a career in the performing arts. She graduated from the Conservatory Program at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. Throughout her career as an actor, she has been the recipient of multiple Latin theater awards, including HOLA, Latin ACE, LATA, ATI, and Talía Awards for Best Actress, Best Comedy Actress, Outstanding Solo Performance, Best Female Characterization, and Best Supporting Actress. Her work as a seasoned actor has taken her to the stages of Repertorio Español, Teatro SEA, Teatro LATEA, Thalia Spanish Theatre, and most recently to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. In 2018 she joined Teatro 220 and has been a performer, co-creator, co-producer, and co-designer in its productions. She was introduced to puppetry by Teatro SEA, where she explored toy theater. In Teatro 220’s production of “Por qué la luna perdió su brillo?” she explored object theater, and she has been working in other forms of puppetry such as wire puppets, shadow puppets, and hand puppets with Teatro SEA, and most recently with Loco 7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company. www.ursulatinoco.com

Gilberto Gabriel Multi-faceted Puerto Rican actor, visual artist and singer/musician. He has been living and working in New York City since 2013 when he moved after finishing a BA in Industrial Chemistry and having worked for the Pharmaceutical Industry as an Auditor. Graduated from the William Esper Studio in 2015, Gilberto Gabriel started working in various theater plays, improvisation shows with Teatro 220, web-series and film in 2016. Theater credits include: Exquisita Agonía by Nilo Cruz and Filomena Marturano: Un matrimonio a la caribeña at Repertorio Español and ¡GUARACHA! and Aloha Boricua at Pregones/PRTT, among many others. In 2018 he performed at Maluma’s MTV VMA’s performance at Radio City Music Hall. The same year, Gilberto Gabriel founded a music duo named “Gilberto&Diana” with Dominican artist Diana Pou. The duo’s name transitioned to TeTxtié in 2020 and they have released 6 Singles and one E.P. In 2021 Gilberto culminated the NYU Music Industry Essentials Online Program while producing, simultaneously, TeTxtié’s last three Singles. He is one of the LAIR Artist Residents at Loisaida Inc. and in 2022, together with artist Andrés López, they created the Variety Show “Entre On & OFF” featured in Loisaida T.V. www.gilbertogabrielactor.com

Andrés López-Alicea Puerto Rican director, actor, and teaching artist based in New York. MFA Directing from The New School. BA degree in both Architecture and Drama. His work as an artist has been seen in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Williamstown Theatre Festival, St Peter’s University NJ, The Village Theatre in WA and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In New York at The Tank, NYU Tisch Musical Theatre, LATEA Theater, Story Pirates, The New School for Drama, MCC Theatre, Playwrights Realm, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Cherry Lane Theater, Repertorio Español and many more. He was awarded with the 2019/2020 Clubbed Thumb Theater Directing Fellowship in New York and selected to be a part of the Roundabout Directors Group 2021-2022. As a teaching artist he worked at Rybin Talent & Studio of Drama in Manhattan and at The New School. www.andreslopezalicea.com

Mariana Garcia Tinoco  Mexican Artist recognized by INDESOL & Asistencia Promoción y Cultura A.C. for her cultural contributions to her homeland. She graduated from Pace University’s Fine Arts Program. In 2024, she was awarded the Premio Arte Internacional as a visual artist. Mariana participated in the La MaMa Puppet Slam 2024 & La MaMa Kids Winter Wonderland. As a Teaching Artist, she has worked in puppetry workshops alongside Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre and has had her Mexican Mask-making workshop at La MaMa ETC. She has exhibited her artwork at IATI Theater and in La MaMa’s The Family Show. Mariana is also a live painter in the play Los Colores de Frida by Teatro SEA. She also designed the posters for Psicopatía Jauja by Corezon and worked as a graphic designer for Spacebridge. Webpage Portfolio

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