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Plays:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EL COQU\u00cd ESPECTACULAR AND THE BOTTLE OF DOOM
PRINCESS CLARA OF LOISAIDA
SAINTS GO MARCHING
INFALLIBILITY
THE VENETIANS
STOO’S FAMOUS MARTIAN-AMERICAN GUMBO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Coqu\u00ed Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom<\/em><\/strong> Alex, a comic book artist whose ideas might be “too Puerto Rican,” has begun secretly dressing up as his creation: El Coqu\u00ed Espectacular, defender of Nuyoricans in all five boroughs! When his brother Joe is fired from a project for not being Puerto Rican enough, the two, with the help of a young photographer named Yesica, hatch a plan: to debut El Coqu\u00ed at the Puerto Rican Day Parade and prove themselves to the world. El Coqu\u00ed Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom examines the ways in which we define our heritage and ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Princess Clara of Loisaida<\/em><\/strong> With Mam\u00e1 long gone and Pap\u00e1 catatonic (and only able to sing old sitcom theme songs), aspiring baseball player and high school super-senior Jos\u00e9 finds himself in charge of his video-game obsessed little sister, Clara. Scraping by together on the Lower East Side, the siblings try to stay distracted from their bleak reality through Jos\u00e9\u2019s fanciful stories: that she was a fairy princess of a magical realm, left in Central Park for their parents to find. Unbeknownst to him, Fefu, a magical fairy scout embedded in New York to keep an eye out for the lost princess when she comes of age, has identified her target to bring her home. When the siblings realize Jos\u00e9\u2019s stories might be true \u2013 that, in fact, he may be making them come true \u2013 Clara is faced with a choice, and Jos\u00e9 will fight a magical battle for his sister\u2019s destiny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saints Go Marching<\/em><\/strong> Jo’s grandfather\u2014a decorated veteran\u2014has died, leaving emotional wreckage and unpaid debts in his wake. As she prepares for the funeral, Jo’s heart is set on keeping grandpa’s burial flag; to get it, she’ll have to deal with her despondent mother, an attempted exorcism, and competition from a secret aunt young enough to be her little sister. It won’t be easy, but nothing an aspiring saint like Jo can’t handle. Infallibility<\/em><\/strong> After being whisked off to Rome and tricked into playing a role in an infamous trial, aspiring actor Carlo has been thrown in a dungeon, guilty of committing a crime on behalf of the corrupt and vulgar medieval Pope Stephen VI, who has become obsessed with undoing his predecessor’s work. (Sound like anyone you know?) With the help of Saint Genesius – the Patron Saint of Actors, Clowns, and Lawyers – Carlo must perform the story of how he wound up in this situation, regain his faith, and find a happy ending. Based on the true story of the Cadaver Synod. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Venetians<\/em><\/strong> Othello, the Moorish general, wants to give his beloved Desdemona the beautiful secret wedding she deserves… but that means borrowing ducats. Unfortunately for him, the Jewish moneylender Shylock has spent too long among the terrible people of Venice to see this marriage as anything but a death sentence for Othello. Unbeknownst to Shylock, however, his own daughter has begun an illicit romance that may bring the whole world crashing down on all their heads. A crossover between Shakespeare’s\u00a0The Merchant of Venice <\/em>and\u00a0The Tragedy of Othello, The Venetians<\/em> uses two classical outsiders to ask questions about immigration, assimilation, national identity, and what acceptance truly means. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stoo’s Famous Martian-American Gumbo<\/em><\/strong> Stoo is a Martian boy who discovers that he can\u2019t grow his favorite fruit from Mars now that his family lives on Earth. Together with his diverse group of human friends, Stoo sets out to invent a brand new \u201cspecial food\u201d from delicious things on Earth. The result is a \u201cMartian-American gumbo\u201d \u2013 and a tale about the unifying power of friendship, music, and sharing a meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Barbot is a writer from Brooklyn, NY. His play\u00a0El Coqu\u00ed Espect\u00e1cular and the Bottle of Doom<\/em> received its world premiere at Two River Theater in January of 2018. His play\u00a0Infallibility<\/em> was produced as part of the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival, where it was named one of Indie Theater Now\u2019s Best of FringeNYC 2013.\u00a0Princess Clara of Loisaida <\/em>was a finalist for the Latinx Theatre Commons’ 2018 Carnaval of New Latinx Work, as well as for the 2018 Columbia@Roundabout New Play Series.\u00a0Saints Go Marching <\/em>was a semifinalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference.\u00a0The Venetians<\/em> was one of three plays included in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Columbia@Roundabout 2019 New Play Reading Series. Recently, his short play “A List of Some Shit I’ve Killed\u201d was published as part of the Red Bull Theater’s anthology Red Bull Shorts Volume III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Matt has worked with comic book creator Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez as an editor and co-writer for Darryl Makes Comics’ DMC, as well as Somos Arte’s La Borinque\u00f1a. Matt received his MFA from Columbia University, and is currently a NYTW 2050 Fellow and a member of The Civilians’ R&D Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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