2023 - 2024 Season
Calling Puerto Rico
World Premiere
“Calling Puerto Rico”, a play written by Juan Ramirez Jr. of New York, telling the story of a grandfather and grandson separated by an ocean while Hurricane Maria is about to devastate the island, a drama, comedy, and love tale. A portion of all ticket sales will go towards a Puerto Rican non-profit organization that is helping with recovery efforts after Hurricane Fiona.
The world premier was Directed/Produced by Pa'lante Theater Company and staged at the award winning Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury, CT, in February 2023.
Directed by Rafeal Feliciano-Roman.
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“The depiction of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is intense and heartbreaking. From NYC to PR to ISS, this play will take you on a powerful journey. ” -Daniel Repp
“This play hits hard. I was on the edge of my seat waiting breathlessly for the hurricane to come as these wonderful characters play out their relationships with humor and love. I was not ready for that gut-punch. ” -David Davila
“Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in history and this play boldly, but gently takes you to the "eye of the storm." You will feel dread, loneliness, anticipation, desperation, and even hope. I still think about this play every time a new hurricane is about to make landfall. Beautiful work! ” -Nilsa Reyna
Afro Latino Film Festival
Pa'lante Theater hosted the Inaugural Connecticut - Afro-Latino Film Festival. A film festival dedicated to highlighting the Black / Latine / Puerto Rican / Afro Caribbean cultures/communities throughout the world.
The festival saw over 80 submissions from all over the world, short films, music videos, animated, and feature films that highlight the lives of our diaspora. All film makers are welcome to submit regardless of your cultural background, we are looking for films that call out and highlight social justice issues of the day that happen to include Puerto Rican / Afro Caribbean communities at the forefront of your work.
“This is long overdue but after a year of film festival runs, myself and the crew would like to thank the Afro Latino Film Festival for selecting us as part of your program this year. It was honor to tell an Afro Latino story from an unlikely place like Tokyo, Japan and have the Afro Latino Film Festival accept us.” - Free Rodriguez
“It was such an honor having our film INMATE selected for this first annual Afro-Latino Film Festival. Its incredible to have representation in our state of Connecticut. The visual quality and sound of the screenings was absolutely top notch. I will for certain submit again next year. Gracias, y Pa lante mi gente. Estoy muy orgulloso de ser pate de tu festival. Bendiciones. 🙏🏽🇵🇷 ✊🏽 ” -Enrique Lebron
“We are so thankful and humbled to the folks at the Afro-Latino Film Festival for their care and attention to our film, and for awarding us as the Best Documentary Short. The Afro-Latino Film Festival has our highest recommendations, the directors showed the care in the films they selected, and they were wonderfully curated. We are glad to have been a part of its inaugural festival! When we set-out to make this film, we didn’t even envision being in a single festival and are now thankful for the care and attention of folks like the Afro-Latino Film Festival. We hope to cooperate and collaborate again with the folks at the ALFF. The film, this award and collaboration are powerful reminders of the strength and resilience of Black communities. Thank you! ” -Guesnerth Josue Perea
VIVA Broadway Waterbury
“Calling Puerto Rico”, a play written by Juan Ramirez Jr. of New York, telling the story of a grandfather and grandson separated by an ocean while Hurricane Maria is about to devastate the island, a drama, comedy, and love tale. A portion of all ticket sales will go towards a Puerto Rican non-profit organization that is helping with recovery efforts after Hurricane Fiona.
The world premier was Directed/Produced by Pa'lante Theater Company and staged at the award winning Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury, CT, in February 2023. Due to popular demand this show will not tour Connecticut/New England in order to bring the message of Hope and Love thorugh loss.
Directed by Rafeal Feliciano-Roman.
“The depiction of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is intense and heartbreaking. From NYC to PR to ISS, this play will take you on a powerful journey. ” -Daniel Repp
“This play hits hard. I was on the edge of my seat waiting breathlessly for the hurricane to come as these wonderful characters play out their relationships with humor and love. I was not ready for that gut-punch. ” -David Davila
“Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in history and this play boldly, but gently takes you to the "eye of the storm." You will feel dread, loneliness, anticipation, desperation, and even hope. I still think about this play every time a new hurricane is about to make landfall. Beautiful work! ” -Nilsa Reyna
Calling Puerto Rico Tour
“Calling Puerto Rico”, a play written by Juan Ramirez Jr. of New York, telling the story of a grandfather and grandson separated by an ocean while Hurricane Maria is about to devastate the island, a drama, comedy, and love tale. A portion of all ticket sales will go towards a Puerto Rican non-profit organization that is helping with recovery efforts after Hurricane Fiona.
The world premier was Directed/Produced by Pa'lante Theater Company and staged at the award winning Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury, CT, in February 2023. Due to popular demand this show will not tour Connecticut/New England in order to bring the message of Hope and Love thorugh loss.
Directed by Rafeal Feliciano-Roman.
“The depiction of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is intense and heartbreaking. From NYC to PR to ISS, this play will take you on a powerful journey. ” -Daniel Repp
“This play hits hard. I was on the edge of my seat waiting breathlessly for the hurricane to come as these wonderful characters play out their relationships with humor and love. I was not ready for that gut-punch. ” -David Davila
“Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in history and this play boldly, but gently takes you to the "eye of the storm." You will feel dread, loneliness, anticipation, desperation, and even hope. I still think about this play every time a new hurricane is about to make landfall. Beautiful work! ” -Nilsa Reyna