The Marchers

World Premiere
Inspired by the original Pregones’ classic plays – The Wedding March (1991), ¡Ay Jesús! Oh, Jesus! (2003) and Peccatoribus (2004).
With texts by: Judith Ortiz Cofer, Jesús Colón, Sandra María Esteves, Baruch “Baba” Israel, Yara Liceaga, Salvatore Quasimodo and Walt Whitman.
Music compositions by Bertolt Brecht, Desmar Guevara, Gabriel Lugo, Jorge B. Merced, Kurt Weill, el pueblo puertorriqueño, el pueblo español and Las Mondines de Piemonti.

Adapted and Directed by Jorge B. Merced
Performed in English with Spanish supertitles

CAST
Gabriel Hernández, Ana Isabelle, Cedric Leiba Jr., Besanya Santiago
and musicians Gabo Lugo & Desmar Guevara

TEAM
Set Design by Anshuman Bhatia
Costume Design by Harry Nadal
Lighting Design by Lucrecia Briceño
Sound Design by Milton Ruiz
Associate Production & Stage Manager Jessica Moya
Production Manager Alvan Colón Lespier
Scenic Painter Brian Ireland
Master Carpenter Bobby Bodón
Production Assistant Milton Pichardo
Photography by Marisol Díaz
Translations by Jorge B. Merced

ABOUT
The Marchers is a new music theater play that brings to life writings and compositions by poets, storytellers, and revolutionaries from around the world and from across the centuries, delivered with precision by our award-winning ensemble of Latino actors, singers, musicians, and hip hop artists.

SYNOPSIS:
Extraordinary characters and anecdotes interwoven in The Marchers include the story of a young steamship stowaway on his way to New York, where he will grow up to be a great leader; the sudden coming of age of a group of Puerto Rican country girls out for a morning swim in the river; the haunting story of the soldier’s wife, who will be his widow; and assorted portraits of valor, protest, and popular resistance from the U.S. heartland to Spain, from Puerto Rico to Italy and Ireland, and beyond.

The production is inspired by the original Pregones’ classic plays – The Wedding March (1991), ¡Ay Jesús! Oh, Jesus! (2003) and Peccatoribus (2004).  We combined these three one-person shows into a one evening-length performance showcasing our ensemble’s aesthetic approach at adapting works to the stage.