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World Premiere, "YOU'RE SAFE HERE" - November 21 - 23, 2019

11/12/2019

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For Immediate Release:

The World Premiere YOU'RE SAFE HERE explores the 
Embodied Experience of Mental Illness through Immersive Docu-Theatre, November 21 - 23, 2019

MaArte Theatre Collective confronts social stigma regarding mental illness and recovery among San Diego's LGBTQ+, immigrant, and POC communities through the World Premiere docudrama, You're Safe Here, created by Allain Francisco, Yari Cervas, and Edward Delos Reyes. 

This physical storytelling piece features the struggles and triumphs of individual journeys through recovery via verbatim testimony from San Diego patients.

You're Safe Here offers the unique opportunity for audience members to flex their powers of empathy by immersing themselves in the visceral experience of what it is to live with mental illness.

Collaborators and Mentors include: UCSD School of Medicine, Dr. Alana Iglewicz, Dr. Martin Stein, Prof. Robert Castro, Prof. Anna Deavere-Smith, & Chef Danilo Tangalin.

DATES & TIMES:
THURSDSAY, NOV 21 | 9PM
FRIDAY, NOV 22 | 9PM
SATURDAY, NOV 23 | 9PM
DATES & TIMES: LOCATION:

LOCATION:
GAYA GAYA | BAR & KITCHEN
7580 MIRAMAR RD
SAN DIEGO, CA 92126

TICKETS:
TICKETS $15-20

Buy TICKETS to 'YOU're safe here'

The Artists

Cast Members:
  • Allain Fransisco
  • Annalia Galvan
  • Erica Mejos
  • Gerardo Munoz
  • Ryan Nebreja
  • Emily Neifert
  • Hannah Reinert

Company Members:
  • Yari Cervas (Director)
  • Edward Delos Reyes (Co-Creator, Sound Designer)
  • James Ramirez (Stage Manager)​
Allain Francisco (Creator, Actor) is a local San Diego Actor and fourth year medical student at UCSD School of Medicine pursuing a career in psychiatry. His education in medicine inspires him to explore the intersection between theatrical artistry and mental illness. San Diego Theatre credits include: Ojo (La Jolla Playhouse), The Oldest Boy (San Diego REP), Colored (Maarte Theatre Collective), Lost in the Pines (Magnetic North Theatre Co.), Les Miserables (413 Project), and War Games (Nomads Theatre Company). He has also done several commercials and short films within San Diego and Los Angeles, and is represented by NTA Talent Agency (LA) and Shamon-Freitas (SD). He is proud to present this piece with Maarte Theatre Collective and in collaboration with UCSD SOM.
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Yari Cervas (Co-Creator, Director) is a Filipinx theatre-maker, community organizer, and poet. They are proud to serve as MaArte's Artistic Director and thankful to the 2019 San Diego Int’l Fringe Festival for sponsoring the 2020 tour of the original one-woman show Your Best American Girl [Best of the Fest; Critic’s Pick Award; Cultural Exchange Award] to the Manila, New Zealand and Adelaide Int’l Fringe Festivals. They have had the pleasure of collaborating with organizations such as Asian Story Theatre, Blindspot Collective, Cygnet Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, People of Interest, San Diego REP, TuYo Theatre, The Old Globe, and MOXIE Theatre. Favorite credits include: Summer New Play Festivals The FLIP Side (2018) & Myths Unspoken (2019) (MaArte Theatre Collective); The Fire in Me (Asian Story Theatre; World Premiere) [Award of Recognition from the State Legislature of California]; Tar and Feather (Westmont College Festival Theatre; World Premiere) [Santa Barbara Indy Award for Directing]; and M. Butterfly as Assistant Director (dir. Desdemona Chiang; Southcoast REP. They give thanks to their ninuno, pamilya, and kapwa for their oceans of resilience, passion for living, and fierce familial love.

Contact

Yari Cervas
Artistic Director

yaricervas@gmail.com
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MaArteTheatreCollective@gmail.com
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RECOVER ME - October 14, 2019

10/7/2019

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Recover Me is a visual and performance based fundraiser for NAMI (the National Alliance of Mental Illness) of San Diego.

Artists from Amigos Del Rep, TuYo, MaArte Theatre Collective, Diversionary, Blindspot Collective, Cygnet Theatre and Friends of Recover Me present a collection of short performances centered around mental health and mental illness.

​There is an interactive pre-show gallery at 6:00pm featuring mental health resources and work by local visual artists. The 7:00pm performance is followed by a talkback with licensed health care professionals. Please join us as we strive to destigmatize mental health and mental illness!
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Myths Unspoken: Summer Annual New Play Festival (08/02 - 08/04)

7/8/2019

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MaArte’s annual Summer New Play Festival returns! Featuring 8 emerging Filipinx playwrights and poets, Myths Unspoken explores the freedom of the future by reaching into the past. Join us in celebrating the stories that make us who we are.

Curated and directed by Yari Cervas, Baby Bagos Hood, and Michaela Subido.
Featuring new work by playwrights Luz Lorenzana Twigg, Conrad A. Panganiban, Jamie Legaspi, Michaela Subido, Molly Krost, Jaime Estepa, Michael A. Rosegrant, and Cristina M. Ibarra
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We are proud to present some (not all!) of the talented artists contributing their voices to our festival this year!
>> tickets available now
>> Donate to our OneMission Fund
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SUMMER NEW PLAY FESTIVAL - Technical Artist Submissions

6/27/2019

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SEEKING: Props Manager, Lighting Designer, Traditional Filipino Musicians

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​MaArte is seeking some help for our upcoming Summer New Play Festival! If you’re interested, please email us at:
​ maartetheatrecollective@gmail.com 
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YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL WINS BIG @ SD FRINGE

6/17/2019

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HONORS:
​- Outstanding World Premiere
- Critic’s Pick
- Best of the Fest

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​THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE!! 
🙏🙌❤️💛💙 😭🤩
"Thank you @sdfringe for hosting our world premiere and letting us play in your space. I am so grateful for my production team for making something that people could connect to. I am touched by the support and responses I have heard from audience members. Thank you all so very, very much for making this happen, and congratulations Team YBAG for Outstanding World Premiere, Critic’s Pick, and Best of the Fest! 💪🏽♥️🇺🇸 #sdfringe19
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P.S. This is not the last of YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL! We’re being sent to fringe festivals in New Zealand and Australia, so we’re ready for#YourBestFringe INTERNATIONAL 2020! #islandwomxnrise" - Ciarlene Coleman

Please consider making a donation (any amount helps!) to help fund YBAG's future!
DONATE TO MAARTE'S YBAG
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Show: YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL - SD Fringe June 6 - 16, 2019

6/5/2019

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Revisit your favorite 80s and 90s childhood hits, like Back to the Future and Disney's The Little Mermaid, in this music, dance, and shadow-casting spectacle.

A world premiere one-woman show, "YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL," grapples with what it takes for a mixed race military kid to become the ideal American girl. But be prepared; becoming the best isn't always what you expect.

(Contains partial nudity.)


Produced by Maarte Theatre Collective and directed by Co-Artistic Director Yari Cervas.

Presented as a part of San Diego International Fringe Festival.

Directed by Yari Cervas
Written and Performed by Ciarlene Coleman
Choreography by Patrick Mayuyu & Ciarlene Coleman
Costumes by Bertha Tsai
Projections by Nicholas Hessling & Ciarlene Coleman
Stage Management by James Ramirez
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Auditions: SUMMER NEW PLAY FESTIVAL Aug. 1-4, 2019

6/5/2019

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🚨AUDITION ALERT🚨 ​

​We are having auditions for our New Play Festival THIS WEEKEND!

If you're interested in joining us on stage, we'd love to have you. Submit your materials to maartetheatrecollective@gmail.com and let yourself be a little more maarte. 
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Show: YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL - June 6 - 16, 2019

5/19/2019

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Our summer plans are officially kicking off! Rehearsals begin TOMORROW, so we’re opening up our campaign to fund for production. Because our organizers are all volunteers, all money donated goes directly into production costs, including:
  • artist compensation (We are offering stipends to the designers, stage managers, and all hired actors for our summer productions.)
  • venue rental fees (MaArte is a vagabond theatre organization, so we reserve spaces separately for each event.)
  • production fees (We plan on putting on even bigger shows this year, and we are going to invest in sets, props, projection screens, and whatever else we need to create ambitious theatre!)
 ​Our campaign lasts until July, and we receive checks from One Mission on a monthly basis. We appreciate your continued support!

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​YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL

...as a part of The  7th Annual San Diego International Fringe Festival

In this world premiere solo show, the idea of what it means to be your best self is explored through movies, TV, music, and media. And dance. Local San Diego actor and MaArte Co-Artistic Director, Ciarlene Coleman, performs through her favorite stories while sharing some of her own, as YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL.

“YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL” is written and will be performed by Co-Artistic Director, Ciarlene Coleman and directed by Co-Artistic Director Yari Cervas; Produced by MaArte Theatre Collective.

…and be sure to look out for the rest of our programming this year, too! Including:

MaArte Theatre Collective’s 2nd Summer New Play Festival Curated and Directed by Yari Cervas
Fall New Play Reading Series Curated by Yari Cervas & Michaela Subido
 
 
Buy Tickets or Multi-Show Passes Online NOW at: http://sdfringe.org/tickets/
 
Learn more through our Facebook page @MaArteTheatreCollective 
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Mabuhay "There is Life": Celebrating the Life of FilAms in a Fruitful World

1/8/2019

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​  We have had an incredible first year. This is of course an understatement, because I believe we have been followed and supported by unbelievably strong support from our collective theatre, Asian American, and allied communities. At the time of this announcement, we are still less than one year old (our Debut was on March 12th 2018), and we have already established ourselves as a premiere Asian American theatre organization both locally and nationally. Our network of support has made our success, and we could not be more thankful.

Now it’s our turn.

  Our supporters from all over the country (and beyond!) have breathed life into what we do, and now is the time to act on it. MaArte Theatre Collective’s sophomore year will focus on celebrating the life that lives in the Pilipinx American spirit, in a world that not only welcomes us, but fosters us.

Goals for the Upcoming Year
  • Share the Pilipinx American identity through arts, performance and theatre shared with other communities.
  • Defend a fruitful world of art from injustice, oppression, and inequity.
  • Contribute to the strengthening of our local Pilipinx/Pilipinx American community.

OPEN SUBMISSIONS: Seeking Short Plays

Calling all Pilipinx writers! 
There are myths that the world has created and perpetuated about Pilipinx-Americans and other Pinxys. There are also myths that we tell ourselves about who we are and our identity. The truth is that our stories go beyond these myths and are richly diverse and complex - in the way we see the world, connect with others, and define ourselves. It’s essential that we highlight these stories that aren’t typically told...

We are searching for plays (5-40 minutes in length) and spoken word pieces that address the event theme to feature in our next showcase in Spring 2019. (Anytime between March through April). Plays should incorporate the idea of myth, whether it be the retelling or re-imagination of en existing myth or the introduction of a new one.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
1 - Stories do not have to focus on the Filipino/Pilipinx experience, but should come from a Filipino/Pilipinx-identifying writer.
2 - Write something new! We’re looking to feature work that has never been produced before.
3 - Your story must include an element of magic, fantasy, the divine, the spiritual, etc.

We are accepting submissions from now until February 8th at 11:59pm. Please send them to maartetheatrecollective@gmail.com

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Donate to MaArte

Our proposed calendar is not yet finalized, but we are already confirmed to be including in 2019 a fully-produced night of short plays, original, in-house productions from MaArte artists, and community outreach through charity.

Our formal campaigns for donations, sponsorships, and miscellaneous monetary support will launch closer to our event dates, but in the mean time you are free to donate to our PayPal account to assist funding for venues, artist stipends, and other necessities for our upcoming year! 
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Nobyembre na? ?

11/12/2018

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PicturePhoto Credit: FilAmFest Facebook Page
As we approach the end of the year, we're getting ready to celebrate our successes and start building future plans. We had a wonderful Filipino American History Month, and we're glad we could share it with you all!

FILAM FEST 2018
                       
Marami-maraming salamat sa FilAm Fest for having us participate! On FilAm Fest's stage, we produced HOW TO RIDE A JEEPNEY, a short play by playwright and friend of MaArte, Lindsey Twigg.

We're honored to have been a part of such a strong, established celebration of the local Pilipinx-American community. 



OPEN SUBMISSIONS:
Seeking Short Plays!

Following the success of the FLIP side in May, MaArte has plans to produce another night of theatre! We're now accepting submissions for pieces to be fully staged for our one-night production. The theme for our next event is:
Personal Mythologies: 
We are seeking to tell the stories we create for ourselves, our future generations, and our communities. What do you create to help navigate the world, spiritual or not?

We request that submissions meet the following criteria:
  • are authored by Filipino-American/Pilipinx-American/Pilipinx diaspora playwrights
  • are of varying lengths not to exceed one hour (60 min.) in length
  • are new works or works that have not had more than three (3) productions


If you are interested in submitting a piece (or more), please send a PDF copy to maartetheatrecollective@gmail.com with the "PLAY SUBMISSION" in the subject line.
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Seeking Local FilAm Charity
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Help us create a Maligayang Pasko! 
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We want to close out our inaugural year by giving back to the communities that have given so much to us. This holiday season, MaArte is planning to arrange an organized giving campaign to a local charity.

If you know of any local charities that would benefit from such an event (preferably charities focused on or run by Pilipinx/FilAm people), please email us your suggestions at: maartetheatrecollective@gmail.com.
 
We have some big plans for this year (and beyond!), and we appreciate your support. You can keep up with us on a day-to-day basis by following us on social media!

Salamat po!

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