abuelas

A Bilingual Play
(English/Spanish)

STEPHANIE ALISON WALKER
Playwright
Stephanie is an award-winning playwright specializing in nuanced and complex stories that center women, humor in darkness, personalization of the political and historical drama. Full-length plays include THE MADRES (2019 Francesca Primus Prize Winner,) THE ABUELAS (Winner of Ashland New Plays Festival,) FRIENDS WITH GUNS (O'Neill Finalist,) THE ART OF DISAPPEARING (Primus Prize Finalist, Princess Grace Finalist,) AMERICAN HOME (Winner of Blue Ink Award) and THE ORDEAL OF WATER (Bay Area Play Festival Finalist 2020, Screencraft Stage Play Contest Finalist.) Her newest play, SOPHIA HAYDEN DESERVES BETTER, tells the untold story of the sole female architect at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. She is a proud alumni of the Playwrights Union, a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Antaeus Playwrights Lab and Honor Roll! - an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over forty whose aim is to significantly increase inclusion and representation on stage and in the theatrical canon. Stephaniealisonwalker.com

GABRIELLA CAVALLERO
Director
Gabriella Cavallero is a devotee of words, music, stories, our voices, and the brave and magical artists who tackle them passionately. She is an actor, director, dialect & movement coach, teacher, and proud LOCAL Associate Artist. She directed and co-directed numerous acclaimed productions with Modern Muse Theatre. With the Denver Center Theatre Company, she played a wide range of roles for twenty-six seasons. Other favorite productions include Elliot: A Soldier’s Fugue, Water by the Spoonful, and 26 Miles (all at Curious Theater), You Can't Take It With You (Theatreworks), and The Chancellor's Tale (Modern Muse.) Highlights of her voice-over life include two Emmy-nominated PBS documentary narrations and over 1000 audio book recordings. She’s served as dialect coach for Denver’s top theaters, and continues to narrate books, coach for ARTiculate: Real & Clear, and teach for the DCPA.

PAULA PIZZI-BLACK
Translator/Soledad & Midwife
Paula Pizzi is an Argentinian actress, writer, director, translator, teacher and executive coach. Theatre: Burning Cities (New Circle Theatre Company), Devil of Choice (Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival 2019). Cost and Benefits (Spring Fling Festival at IRT), Years May go by… (Planet Connections), Los Monólogos De La Vagina (Westside Theatre), underneathmybed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), Face Cream (Ensemble Studio Theater), Where's My Money? (Manhattan Theatre Club/LAByrinth Theatre Company), Wit (original Off-Broadway production) – Long Wharf Theater, Manhattan Class Company, Union Square Theatre, Geffen Playhouse (Ovation Award nomination), Clean (Atlantic Theater Company/Hartford Stage), Another Part of the House (Classic Stage Company), Dating Dummies (LAByrinth). T.V./Film: Loserville, The Smurfs, Frágil, Lloró, Law & Order, City of Angels, Law & Order SVU, Extraño Desencuentro (Argentina), Las 24 horas (Argentina), Música Total (Argentina). Member of LAByrinth Theater Company, New Circle Theatre Company, Barefoot Theater Company and the Playwrights Directors Unit (PDU) at the Actors Studio. paulapizzi.com

IRENE DE BARI*
Carolina
Irene De Bari works both in the US and internationally. She has appeared on Broadway and Off as well as in regional theaters across the country. On film you may see her in Price of Glory, What's Love Got to Do With It, Driven, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, etc. On television, she's starred in The Melendez Murders, McGyver, Chicago Hope, and countless others. She's presently engaged in touring European countries with the two-character play Casta Diva, the Twilight, where she incarnates Maria Callas in her later years.

CRUZ GONZALEZ-CADEL*
Gabriela
Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel is an award winning actor based in Chicago. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cruz received her degree in acting from the Universidad del Salvador. She is an Ensemble Member at Teatro Vista where she was seen in Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy, The Abuelas, La Havana Madrid and i put the fear of mexico in 'em. Selected Chicago credits include: The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice & Electra (Court Theatre), Twelfth Night & Measure for Measure (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Lookingglass Theatre), the critically acclaimed Lela & Co. (Steep Theatre), which earned her a Jeff Award for Performance in a Principal Role–Play and The Compass (Steppenwolf Theatre Company). TV/Film credits include: Fargo (FX), Chicago Med (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), Empire (Fox), and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA and a 2021 3Arts Make a Wave grantee. She is represented by Stewart Talent. www.cruzgonzalezcadel.com

CAROLINA MONTENEGRO
Belén/Woman
Carolina Montenegro is a Los Angeles-based Latine actor, CSULB Theatre Performance graduate, an alum of the CBS Diversity Showcase, and studied and performed at UCB (LA). I write, act, and produce live action shorts and other content (Odd Pear Productions). As the oldest of three and first born in The States of my Argentine family, growing up I took on the roles of translator, mediator, and clown. To this day, I still have all three jobs, but do the last one now professionally. My initial experience with Stephanie and The Abuelas was being cast in the Los Angeles premiere of the play as Belen at the Antaeus Theatre Company. This entire, continuing process on The Abuelas team has been one of the most special honors of my life. 

ESTEBAN SCHEMBERG
César/Soldier
Esteban has appeared in film, television, and theatre productions. Argentina and Spain credits include: Soy Luna (Disney Channel), Guapas (Polka Producciones), La Flor (El Pampero Cine), El karma de Carmen (SombraCine), Villorio del caudillo (BandBang Films), La gran montaña (The History Channel), La Mandrágora (Teatro Payro), La luz es un pozo and Tattoo (Abasto Social Club), to name just a few. He was part of The Abuelas produced by Teatro Vista at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. Esteban studied performing arts at Nancy Tuñon Drama School in Barcelona and has trained in Buenos Aires with Laura Paredes and Paula Acuña, Cristian Drut, Javier Daulte, Analia Couceyro, Diego Lerman, Beatriz Spelzini, Guillermo Cacace, Manuel Vicente and Andrea Garrote. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Esteban now lives in Chicago.

JIM WALKER 
Marty
A career improviser, educator, and performer who has appeared on stages from Longmont to London, Jim Walker is proud to be an Associate Artist with LOCAL. Regionally, he has performed with BETC, Catamounts, Colorado Light Opera, LOCAL, Miners Alley, One Act Improv, Playback Theatre West, and others. He is the mind, voice, and libido behind Normal Heights, the award-winning, one-and-a-half-man musical about sexuality & inclusion. A proud founding collaborator of MOTUS Theater, Jim is full-time faculty at CU Boulder, where he also serves as founding artistic director of the CU Playback Theater Ensemble. A committed diversity educator and teacher-trainer, he offers professional trainings on inclusive/engaged pedagogies, speaking across difference, and the power of play.

CHLOE NOSAN
Stage Directions
Chloe Nosan (Stage Directions) grew up on Colorado stages in productions at the Denver Center (White Christmas, Dusty and the Big Bad World), Arvada Center (Hollywood Arms), Aurora Fox (A Christmas Carol) and many more. After four years in the Boston area, Chloe is thrilled to be back in the Colorado theatre community – most recently appearing as Maya in Athena Project's reading of Woman Wahala. This is her first project with Local Theater Company. Chloe is a graduate of Wellesley College.

MADELINE M. SCOTT
Stage Manager
Madeline M. Scott is a Chicago-based Stage Manager and Assistant Lighting Designer who has served on stage management and design teams in Illinois, Minnesota, Florida, Washington, Wisconsin, and is thrilled to add Colorado to the list! Madeline has worked with companies including The Adrienne Arsht Center, American Composers Forum, American Theater Company, Children’s Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Fever Originals, Garden of Song Opera, House Theatre of Chicago, Lookingglass Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Music Theater Works, Old Log Theatre, Rail Event Productions, Seattle Children’s Theatre, and Writers Theatre.

MAX SILVERMAN
Technical director/Sound designer
Max Silverman (Technical Director & Sound Design) is a Composer and Sound Designer. NYC: Atlantic Theatre Company, MCC Theatre, Theatre For a New Audience, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Heartbeat Opera, Epic Players, Actionplay, MRT, Inproximity Theatre, New York Deaf Theatre, 5th Floor Theatre, Encores! Off-Center, Columbia University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Juilliard. International: Hoodoo Immersive, Berlin and CLB Berlin. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, MA, Trinity Rep., RI, Hartford Stage, CT, Penguin Rep., NY, Cara Mía Theatre, TX, 4th Wall Theatre, NJ, Quintessence Theatre, PA, Cape Cod Theatre Project, MA, Arvada Center, CO, The Catamounts, CO, Local Theater Co., CO, Cherry Creek Theatre, CO, Theatre Or, CO and Princeton University. Max has written music for podcasts, advertisements and short films. Max-silverman.com

BETTY HART
Post-Show Facilitator
Betty has acted in Local Lab and has facilitated audience conversatioons and salons for Local Theater Company. In 2020, Betty directed Josh Kroenig’s Vroom Vroom for Local Lab, which audiences never saw due to the theatre wide shut down. In June 2021, Betty directed the one person play An Iliad for Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT) and in spring, directed a virtual offering of To the Moon by Beth Kander for CRT as well. In spring of 2021, Betty directed an original devised theatrical film for the University of Northern Colorado called 2020 Speaks. Upcoming projects include directing Polaroid Stories for Metropolitan State University, By the way, Meet Vera Stark for the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Once on this Island for Town Hall Arts Center and Blackademics for Vintage Theatre. In November of 2020, Betty gave a Ted Talk on compassion culture instead of cancel culture. You can view the talk here: go.ted.com/bettyhart

Appearing through an Agreement between Local Theater Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

STEPHANIE ALISON WALKER
Dramaturgo
Stephanie es una dramaturga galardonada que se especializa en historias complejas que concentran en el humor en la oscuridad, el complejo de emociones humanas y la exploración, y dramatización de la fuerza de la mujer. Sus obras incluyen THE MADRES (ganadora del premio Francesca Primus de 2019) ABUELAS (ganadora del Ashland Obras Nuevas Festival) FRIENDS WITH GUNS (finalista de O'Neill) THE ART OF DISAPPEARING (finalista del premio Primus, finalista de Princess Grace) AMERICAN HOME (ganadora del premio Blue Ink) y THE ORDEAL OF WATER (finalista del Bay Area Festival de Obra 2020, finalista del concurso Screencraft Stage Play Contest.) Su obra más reciente, SOPHIA HAYDEN MERECE MEJOR, cuenta la historia de la única arquitecta en el 1893 Feria Mundial de Chicago. Ella es una ex alumna orgullosa de la Unión de Dramaturgos, el Laboratorio de Dramaturgos de Antaeus y HONOR ROLL! - un grupo de acción y defensa de mujeres + dramaturgas mayores de cuarenta años cuyo objetivo es incrementar significativamente nuestra inclusión y representación en el escenario y en el canon teatral. Stephaniealisonwalker.com

GABRIELLA CAVALLERO
Director
Gabriella Cavallero es devota a la palabra, la música, las historias, nuestras voces, y los artistas valientes y mágicos que las abordan con pasión. Es actriz, directora, entrenadora de dialectos y movimientos, maestra, y orgullosa Artista Asociada de LOCAL. Dirigió y codirigió numerosas producciones aclamadas con el Teatro de Modern Muse. Con el Centro de Teatro Denver, interpretó una amplia gama de papeles durante veintiséis temporadas. Otras producciones favoritas incluyen Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue, Water by the Spoonful y 26 Miles (todas en el Teatro de Curious), You Can't Take It With You (Theatreworks) y The Chancellor's Tale (Modern Muse). Sus logros incluye dos narraciones documentales de PBS, nominadas al Emmy y más de 1000 grabaciones de audiolibros. Se ha desempeñado como entrenadora de dialectos para los mejores teatros de Denver y continúa narrando libros, entrenadora para ARTiculate: Real & Clear, y enseñando para la DCPA.

PAULA PIZZI-BLACK
Traductora / Soledad & Matrona
Paula Pizzi es una actriz, escritora, directora, traductora, docente y coach ejecutiva argentina. Teatro: Burning Cities (Teatro de New Circle Company), Devil of Choice (Festival Fringe de Edimburgo 2019). Cost and Benefits (Spring Fling Festival en IRT), Years May Go By… (Planeta Coexiones), Los Monólogos De La Vagina (Teatro de Westside), underneathmybed (Teatro de Rattlestick Playwrights), Face Cream (Teatro de Ensemble Estudio), Where’s my Money? (Club de Teatro Manhattan/ Teatro de LAByrinthCompany), Wit (producción original fuera de Broadway) - Teatro de Long Wharf, Manhattan Class Company, Teatro de Union Square, Geffen Playhouse (nominación al premio Ovation), Clean (Atlantic Theatre Company / Hartford Stage), Another Part of the House (Classic Stage Company), Dating Dummies (LAByrinth). T.V./Cine: Loserville, The Smurfs,, Frágil, Lloró, Law & Order, City of Angels, Law & Order SVU, Extraño Desencuentro (Argentina), Las 24 horas (Argentina), Música Total (Argentina). Miembro del Teatro de LAByrinth Company,, el Teatro de New Circle Company, Teatro de Barefoot Company, y la Unidad de Directores de Dramaturgos (PDU) en el Actors Studio. paulapizzi.com

IRENE DE BARI *
Carolina
Irene De Bari trabaja en Estados Unidos e internacional. Ha aparecido en Broadway y en teatros regionales en todo el país. Uno puede verla en la películas Price of Glory, What's Love Got to Do With It, Driven, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, etc. En televisión, ha protagonizado The Melendez Murders, McGyver, Chicago Hope, y muchos otros. Actualmente participa en giras por países europeos con la obra de dos personajes Casta Diva, The Twilight, donde encarna a Maria Callas en sus últimos años.

CRUZ GONZALEZ-CADEL *
Gabriela
Cruz González-Cadel es un actor galardonado con sede en Chicago. Nacida y criada en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cruz recibió su título en actuación de la Universidad del Salvador. Es miembro del grupo de Teatro Vista donde estaba en Hope: Part II de una trilogía mexicana, Abuelas, La Havana Madrid, y I put fear of mexico in ‘em. Los créditos seleccionados de Chicago incluyen: The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice & Electra (El Teatro de Court), Twelfth Night & Measure for Measure (El Teatro de Shakespeare Chicago), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Teatro de Lookingglass), la aclamada Lela & Co. (Teatro de Steep), donde ganó un premio Jeff por su papel principal en una obra de teatro, y The Compass (Teatro de Steppenwolf Company). Sus créditos televisivos/cinematográficos incluyen: Fargo (FX), Chicago Med (NBC), The Chi (Showtime), Empire (Fox) y Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ella es un miembro orgulloso de SAG-AFTRA y AEA y un beneficiario 2021 3Arts Make a Wave. Está representada por Stewart Talent. www.cruzgonzalezcadel.com

CAROLINA MONTENEGRO
Belén / Mujer
Carolina Montenegro es una actriz latina residente en Los Ángeles, graduada de CSULB Theatre Performance, alumna de CBS Diversity Showcase, y estudió y actuó en UCB (LA). Escribo, actúo, y produjo películas pequeñas de acción y otros contenidos (Odd Pear Productions). Como el mayor de tres y el primogénito en los Estados Unidos de mi familia argentina, al crecer asumí los papeles de traductor, mediador, y payaso. Hasta este día, todavía tengo los tres trabajos, pero ahora hago el último profesionalmente. Mi experiencia inicial con Stephanie y ABUELAS fue ser elegida para el estreno en Los Ángeles de la obra como Belén en la Compañía de Teatro Antaeus. Todo este proceso continuo en el equipo de ABUELAS ha sido uno de los honores más especiales de mi vida.

ESTEBAN SCHEMBERG
César / Soldado
Esteban ha aparecido en producciones de cine, televisión y teatro. Sus créditos en Argentina y España incluyen: Soy Luna (Disney Channel), Guapas (Polka Producciones), La Flor (El Pampero Cine), El karma de Carmen (SombraCine), Villorio del caudillo (BandBang Films), La gran montaña (History Channel), La Mandrágora (Teatro Payro), La luz es un pozo y Tattoo (Club de Abasto Social), por nombrar solo algunos. Formó parte de ABUELAS producidas por Teatro Vista en el Teatro de Victory Gardens de Chicago. Esteban estudió artes escénicas en la Escuela de Arte Dramático Nancy Tuñon de Barcelona y se ha formado en Buenos Aires con Laura Paredes y Paula Acuña, Cristian Drut, Javier Daulte, Analia Couceyro, Diego Lerman, Beatriz Spelzini, Guillermo Cacace, Manuel Vicente y Andrea Garrote. Esteban, originario de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahora vive en Chicago.

JIM WALKER
Marty
Un improvisador, educador, e intérprete de carrera que ha aparecido en escenarios desde Longmont hasta Londres, Jim Walker está orgulloso de ser un artista asociado con LOCAL. A nivel regional, ha actuado con BETC, Catamounts, Colorado Light Opera, LOCAL, Miners Alley, Improv de Un Acto, Playback Theatre West y otros. Él es la mente, la voz, y la libido detrás de Normal Heights, el galardonado musical de un hombre y medio sobre sexualidad e inclusión. Jim, orgulloso colaborador fundador de Teatro MOTUS, es profesor de tiempo completo en CU Boulder, donde también se desempeña como director artístico fundador del CU Playback Teatro Ensemble. Un educador de diversidad comprometido y formador de maestros, ofrece capacitaciones profesionales sobre pedagogías inclusivas/comprometidas, hablar a través de las diferencias y el poder de la obra.

CHLOE NOSAN
Acotaciones
Chloe Nosan (Acotaciones) creció en escenarios de Colorado en producciones en el Denver Center (White Christmas, Dusty and the Big Bad World), Arvada Center (Hollywood Arms), Aurora Fox (A Christmas Carol) y muchos más. Después de cuatro años en el área de Boston, Chloe está encantada de estar de regreso en la comunidad teatral de Colorado, apareciendo más recientemente como Maya en el show de Woman Wahala de Athena Project. Este es su primer proyecto con Local Theatre Company. Chloe se graduó en Wellesley College.

MADELINE M. SCOTT
Director de Escena
Madeline M. Scott es una directora de escena y diseñadora de iluminación asistente de Chicago. Se ha desempeñado en equipos de dirección y diseño de escena en Illinois, Minnesota, Florida, Washington, Wisconsin, ¡y está encantada de agregar a Colorado a la lista! Madeline ha trabajado con compañías como El Centro de Adrienne Arsht, American Composers Forum, La Compañía de Teatro Americano, La Compañía de Teatro de Niños, Teatro de Court, Originales de Fever, Jardín de Ópera Canción, El Teatro de Casa Chicago, El Teatro de Lookingglass, El Teatro de Marriott, Teatro de Música Works, El Teatro de Old Log, Producciones de Rail Event, El Teatro de los Niños de Seattle, y El Teatro de Escribidores.

MAX SILVERMAN
Director técnico / Diseñador de sonido
Max Silverman (Director técnico y diseño de sonido) es compositor y diseñador de sonido. Nueva York: El Teatro de Atlantic Company, Teatro de MCC, Theatro para una Nueva Audiencia, Academia de Brooklyn de Música, Heartbeat Opera, Epic Players, Actionplay, MRT, Teatro de Inproximity, Teatro de Sordo Nueva York, Teatro de 5th Piso, ¡Encores! Fuera del centro, Universidad de Columbia, Academia Estadounidense de Artes Dramáticas y Juilliard. Internacional: Hoodoo Immersive, Berlín y CLB Berlín. Regional: Teatro de Williamstown Festival, MA, Trinity Rep., RI, Hartford Stage, CT, Penguin Rep., NY, Teatro de Cara Mía, TX, Teatro de Pare Cuatro, Nueva Jersey, Quintessence Theatre, PA, Projecto de Cape Cod Teatro, MA, Centro de Arvada Center, CO, Los Catamounts, CO, LOCAL Theatre Co., CO, Teatro de Cherry Creek Theatre, CO, Teatro Or, CO y la Universidad de Princeton. Max ha escrito música para podcasts, anuncios y cortometrajes. Max-silverman.com

BETTY HART
Comentarista
Betty ha actuado en Laboratorio LOCAL y ha facilitado conversaciones de audiencia y salones para La Compañía de Teatro LOCAL. En 2020, Betty dirigió Vroom Vroom de Josh Kroenig para Laboratorio LOCAL, que el público nunca vio debido al cierre general de cines. En junio de 2021, Betty dirigió la obra de una persona An Iliad para El Teatro de Creede Repertory (CRT) y, en primavera, también dirigió una oferta virtual de To the Moon de Beth Kander para CRT. En la primavera de 2021, Betty dirigió una película teatral ideada originalmente para la Universidad del Norte de Colorado llamada 2020 Speaks. Los próximos proyectos incluyen la dirección de Polaroid Stories para la Universidad de Metropolitan State y Meet Vera Stark para el Centro de Bellas Artes en Colorado College, Once on this Island para El Centro de Town Hall Artes y Blackademics para El Teatro de Vintage. En noviembre de 2020, Betty dio una Ted Talk sobre la cultura de la compasión en lugar de cancelar la cultura. Puede ver la charla aquí: go.ted.com/bettyhart