Carmela Full of Wishes
Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios from the book by Matt de la Peña
Directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo at the Children’s Theater Company
Assistant Direction: Jess Yates
¡Feliz cumpleaños! It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to tag along with her big brother while he runs errands. Join them as they pass by the fenced-off repair shop, the busy bus stop, and Miss Maria’s verdulería. Outside the laundromat, Carmela picks a dandelion and makes several birthday wishes: that she gets a candy machine, a big fancy bed for Mamí like the ones at the hotel where she works, and most importantly, that Papí will be able to come back home soon. When a sudden accident crushes her dandelion before she can make her biggest wish, can her brother help Carmela believe in the power of wishes once again?
Scenic Design: Regina Garcia
Costume Design: Shahrzad Mazaheri
Light Design: Paul Whitaker
Sound Design & Original Music: Victor Zupanc , Intern Enzo La Hoz Calassara
Dialect Coach: Keely Wolter
Stage Management: Isabela Patt, Assistant Cortney Gilliam, Fellow Jiccarra N. Hollman
Featuring: Veronica Albee, Luca La Hoz Calassara, Elliot Lipschultz, Nora Montañez, Pedro R. Bayón, Maya Haugen (U/S), Kiko Laureano (U/S), Adán Varela (U/S)
