With a cast of characters that includes a mouse in a suit, a tired seagull, a studious cow and a sweet potato queen, eSe Teatro’s Fermín’s Great Book of Dreams, an original play by local playwright Julieta Vitullo, tells the story of a young boy who struggles with belief when he doesn’t receive a visit from Ratón Pérez, a mouse that visits children after they lose a tooth and exchanges the tooth for a gift. The event sends the mouse and his friends off on a quest to discover why children’s wishes are getting lost.
The story’s magical premise and quirky characters will certainly captivate children, but it will resonate with adults too as we all find ourselves navigating the uncertain terrain of the continued pandemic together in our daily lives, looking for a little magic and a little normal in the small graces. (The Seattle Times)
Night and matinee shows on:
Friday, November 5 @7pm
Saturday, November 6 @1:30pm
Sunday, November 7 @4pm
Friday, November 12 @1:30pm
Saturday, November 13 @7pm
Sunday, November 14 @3pm
Sunday, November 14 @7pm
Special performance on Nov 8 by invitation only
All performances at University Heights Center Auditorium, 5031 University Way N.E 206-527-4278
All tickets are Pay What You Can
Written by Julieta Vitullo
Directed by Keni Cohen
This show will follow U Height's Auditorium covid guidelines:
- Masks must be worn at all times by both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals
- Capacity is 50 max plus actors
- Mandatory vaccines or negative covid test within 48 hours only for individuals over 12
- Actors are vaccinated and will perform unmasked
eSe is looking for volunteers to to help with front of house, ushering, and more for Fermín’s Great Book of Dreams. Email us at eseseattle AT gmail DOT com if you want to get involved!
Featuring:
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Meg Savlov (Abu, Vaca de Humahuaca, Reina Batata) is a founding member and resident Musical Director of eSe Teatro. She has been working in bilingual theater for several decades,
in wonderful ensemble companies creating work for children and adults in New York, New Mexico, San Francisco, and Seattle. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA, and very grateful to be back in the theater! She'll be ontsage again in 2022 at Cornish Playhouse as Abuela Claudia with Latino Theatre Projects / Seattle Musical Theatre's In the Heights. Meg dedicates her work to friends and family who have crossed the bridge--they are always with us. |
Sydney Maltese (Gaviota Marmota) is a Seattle-based actor, writer, and legal advocate. She's happy to return to the stage with eSe Teatro, and in the past has worked with Seattle Shakespeare Company, Sound Theatre Company, Parley Productions, Off Road Shakespeare Company, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, and ACT Lab, among others. She's missed this community terribly and is excited to connect with you all again.
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Mónica Cortés Viharo (Elada) is an actor, teacher, scholar, dramaturge, and public speaking consultant, who earned her PhD in Drama at UW. She holds a BA in Theater and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, trained at American Conservatory Theater and California Shakespeare Theatre, and was a working actor in the Bay Area for 20+ years. She made her Seattle debut in eSe's 2016 production of Mud/Barro and has been a company member ever since. Monica has taught at UW, the University of Puget Sound, Cascadia College, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Stephanie Roman (Ratón Pérez) is a non-binary, Mexican-American actor. Trained at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA), and recently received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Cornish College of the Arts. Some of their recent work includes Lady Macbeth [Macbeth] Pugsley [The Addams Family] and Juana [Juana and Carmen]. Stephanie is also a proud member of the Seattle-based theatre group YHT: Young Hot Thespians. They are excited to be able to make a return to live theatre with the magical team of eSe Teatro.
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Creative Team:
Playwright:
Julieta Vitullo is Seattle-based bilingual writer, playwright and dramaturge born and raised in Argentina. She holds an MA in English and a PhD in Spanish from Rutgers. She’s the protagonist and co-script writer of the award-winning documentary La forma exacta de las islas. She authored a book about the Malvinas/Falklands War, and her articles on Latin American culture, literature and film have appeared in journals in the U.S., England, Ireland, Argentina, Brazil and Spain.
Having learnt English in her adult life, it was only in 2017 that Julieta started writing creatively in this language. Her pieces have since appeared in Into the Void, The Normal School, The Fabulist and Hawaii Pacific Review, and were twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Julieta is an alumna of Parley, a Seattle playwrights collective, and of the 2020 Tin House Summer Workshop. She’s a resident playwright and dramaturge at eSe Teatro, Seattle Latinas Take stage, and six of her plays have been presented in Seattle. She's the Education Director at Intiman Theatre. www.JulietaVitullo.com
Julieta Vitullo is Seattle-based bilingual writer, playwright and dramaturge born and raised in Argentina. She holds an MA in English and a PhD in Spanish from Rutgers. She’s the protagonist and co-script writer of the award-winning documentary La forma exacta de las islas. She authored a book about the Malvinas/Falklands War, and her articles on Latin American culture, literature and film have appeared in journals in the U.S., England, Ireland, Argentina, Brazil and Spain.
Having learnt English in her adult life, it was only in 2017 that Julieta started writing creatively in this language. Her pieces have since appeared in Into the Void, The Normal School, The Fabulist and Hawaii Pacific Review, and were twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Julieta is an alumna of Parley, a Seattle playwrights collective, and of the 2020 Tin House Summer Workshop. She’s a resident playwright and dramaturge at eSe Teatro, Seattle Latinas Take stage, and six of her plays have been presented in Seattle. She's the Education Director at Intiman Theatre. www.JulietaVitullo.com
Director:
While an artist in residence for eight years in New Mexico, Keni Cohen taught over seventy residencies for all grade levels. At the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, he wrote, acted, and directed eleven original family shows. He directed the award winning youth theater company, Theater of Urgency. He also performed in a variety of productions ranging from Shakespeare to Private Wars, as well as directing an array of productions.
In Seattle, he has worked with Youth Theater Northwest, Foundry10, Two Roads, Disney in the Schools, Project Interact, Northwest Actors’ Studio, West Seattle Kids, Studio East, Tribes Project, and many more. For the last nineteen years, he has worked at Seattle Children’s Theater (SCT), where he has directed eleven summer season shows and taught hundreds of classes. Keni has also taught many workshops in schools and community centers as part of the SCT Outreach Program.www.kenicohen.com
While an artist in residence for eight years in New Mexico, Keni Cohen taught over seventy residencies for all grade levels. At the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, he wrote, acted, and directed eleven original family shows. He directed the award winning youth theater company, Theater of Urgency. He also performed in a variety of productions ranging from Shakespeare to Private Wars, as well as directing an array of productions.
In Seattle, he has worked with Youth Theater Northwest, Foundry10, Two Roads, Disney in the Schools, Project Interact, Northwest Actors’ Studio, West Seattle Kids, Studio East, Tribes Project, and many more. For the last nineteen years, he has worked at Seattle Children’s Theater (SCT), where he has directed eleven summer season shows and taught hundreds of classes. Keni has also taught many workshops in schools and community centers as part of the SCT Outreach Program.www.kenicohen.com
Matilde Vitullo (Original music)
Matilde Vitullo is a bandoneon musician, trombonist and composer born and based in Argentina. She has travelled around Europe and the US numerous times, playing tango and Argentine folklore at Lincoln Center Summer Stage and Montreal Jazz Festival among others. Matilde loves theatre and, in addition to writing music for Julieta and other playwrights, she's been studying dramatic writing and is working on her first theatrical project.
Nathan Allen Hare (Stage Manager)
I am an actor, writer, and producer, recently returned to Seattle from Atlanta. With a certificate in Acting for Film from the Seattle Film Institute, I am trained in sketch comedy, sitcoms, soap operas, commercials, voice/speech, improv, stage combat, camera acting, and voiceover technique. I have taken part in short films and music videos as well as theatrical work, including classic and original plays and sketch comedy duo sets. I also proficient in the Spanish language and am excited to be working with eSe Teatro!
Chih-Hung Shao (Light Design)
Chih-Hung was born and raised in Taiwan and began a new chapter of his life by pursuing his MFA in Lighting Design from University of Washington, School of Drama, in 2018. He finds the most charming element of theatre is people. A close collaboration with directors, designers, actors, and crews is how a creative work can be produced. A production is only complete when the piece can reach audiences’ heart, and a design can be great only when it excites designers themselves. Chih-Hung believes the most successful lighting design is achieved when we see the production as a whole, whether the light is grand or unnoticeable. His goal is to be an
international lighting designer who can inspire people in any aspect of their lives, and personally, being able to learn and create is a blessing as a human.
Vena Kahlo (Costume Design)
Vena Kahlo is a Seattle based performer and costume designer. She has worked independently as a burlesque performer for the last several years, which has pushed her to make her costumes bigger and more glamorous. Vena loves art deco, karaoke, improv, dogs, and pineapple pizza.
Alexander Winterle (Set Design)
Alex is a designer for theater and film. He loves to paint and draw too. You can find examples of his most recent work on the internet, and social media.
Johanna Melamed (Sound Design)
Recently Johanna designed the sound for Book-It Repertory Theatre’s Canterville Ghost. Other sound designs for Macha Theatre Works, Thalia’s Umbrella, Seattle Shakespeare Company, The Checkov Project and eSe Teatro.
Production Coordinator: Marissa Sandoval
Social Media: Tania Bandes Weingarden
Graphic design: Matthew Smith
Art: Alexander Winterle & Mateo Smith
Matilde Vitullo is a bandoneon musician, trombonist and composer born and based in Argentina. She has travelled around Europe and the US numerous times, playing tango and Argentine folklore at Lincoln Center Summer Stage and Montreal Jazz Festival among others. Matilde loves theatre and, in addition to writing music for Julieta and other playwrights, she's been studying dramatic writing and is working on her first theatrical project.
Nathan Allen Hare (Stage Manager)
I am an actor, writer, and producer, recently returned to Seattle from Atlanta. With a certificate in Acting for Film from the Seattle Film Institute, I am trained in sketch comedy, sitcoms, soap operas, commercials, voice/speech, improv, stage combat, camera acting, and voiceover technique. I have taken part in short films and music videos as well as theatrical work, including classic and original plays and sketch comedy duo sets. I also proficient in the Spanish language and am excited to be working with eSe Teatro!
Chih-Hung Shao (Light Design)
Chih-Hung was born and raised in Taiwan and began a new chapter of his life by pursuing his MFA in Lighting Design from University of Washington, School of Drama, in 2018. He finds the most charming element of theatre is people. A close collaboration with directors, designers, actors, and crews is how a creative work can be produced. A production is only complete when the piece can reach audiences’ heart, and a design can be great only when it excites designers themselves. Chih-Hung believes the most successful lighting design is achieved when we see the production as a whole, whether the light is grand or unnoticeable. His goal is to be an
international lighting designer who can inspire people in any aspect of their lives, and personally, being able to learn and create is a blessing as a human.
Vena Kahlo (Costume Design)
Vena Kahlo is a Seattle based performer and costume designer. She has worked independently as a burlesque performer for the last several years, which has pushed her to make her costumes bigger and more glamorous. Vena loves art deco, karaoke, improv, dogs, and pineapple pizza.
Alexander Winterle (Set Design)
Alex is a designer for theater and film. He loves to paint and draw too. You can find examples of his most recent work on the internet, and social media.
Johanna Melamed (Sound Design)
Recently Johanna designed the sound for Book-It Repertory Theatre’s Canterville Ghost. Other sound designs for Macha Theatre Works, Thalia’s Umbrella, Seattle Shakespeare Company, The Checkov Project and eSe Teatro.
Production Coordinator: Marissa Sandoval
Social Media: Tania Bandes Weingarden
Graphic design: Matthew Smith
Art: Alexander Winterle & Mateo Smith
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