CREDITS
CREATIVE STAFF
Artistic DirectorJacqueline Russell
Adapted byAlvaro Saar Rios
Based on the book byMatt de la Peña
Original Illustrations byChristian Robinson
Directed & Choreographed bySonya Madrigal
Scenic Design byRegina Garcia**
Co-Puppet Design byStephanie Diaz & Wendy Madrigal
Props Design byLonnae Hickman
Costume Deisgn byJazmin Aurora Medina
Lighting Design byConchita Avitia
Composing / Co-Sound Design bySatya Chávez
Co-Sound Design / Assoc. Composing byStef Senior
CAST
CarmelaIsadora Coco Gonzalez
MiguelJose Cervantes
MamiClaudia Quesada*
PapiEduardo Curley*
Carmela understuyLaura Fajardo-Riascos
Miguel understudyOctavio Montes De Oca
Mami understudyKarla Serrato
Papi understudyMarco Antonio Perez
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Production Stage ManagerAnastar Alvarez*
Asst. Stage ManagerLauren Westfahl*
Asst. Stage ManagerOlivia Ellery
PRODUCTION STAFF
Music Supervision byCharlie Malave
Dialogue Coaching byTanera Marshall
CCT PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of ProductionWill Bishop
Assoc. Artistic DirectorJamal Howard
Casting DirectorMaria Clara Ospina
Assoc. Production ManagerSpencer Meeks
Original Scenic ConstructionAnn Davis
Additional Scenic ConstructionSeattle Children’s Theatre & Lookingglass Theatre Scene Shop
Scenic SupervisorChas Mathieu
CarpentersNana Asabere, August Boyne, Brady Bright, Lillianna Gonzalez, Nicholas Iacono, Christopher Wilks
Scenic ChargeRain Foiles
Scenic PaintersMattie Switzer, Quinn Curious
Candy Machine PainterAlonso Galue
Props SupervisorLonnae Hickman
Asst. Props ArtisansMolly May, Theo Wampuszyc
Costume SupervisorEmily N. Brink
Asst. Costume & Wardrobe SupervisorRachel Katz
StitchersMadeline Felauer, Annika Halonen
Co-Lighting SupervisorsJosiah Croegaert, Brenden Marble
ElectriciansTrey Brazeal, Leah Donovan, Elliot Hubiak, Sara Johnson, Ismael Peterson, Chelsea Strebe, Rowan Winterwood
Sound SupervisorMatt Reich
Asst. Sound SupervisorHannah Kwak
A1Alfonso Moreno
Stage Manager CoverGianni Carcagno
* Denotes member of Actors’ Equity – Professional Union for Actors and Stage Managers
** Denotes member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE
It’s Carmela’s birthday, and her wish has already come true–she’s finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl,” Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. Before she can even blow its puffy white fluff away, her brother asks, “did you even make a wish?” Should she wish for Mami, who works long hours in a downtown hotel trying to make ends meet? Or Papi, a migrant worker who is currently…absent.
Full of touching and funny fantasies, the book by Matt de la Peña, and now the play, portrays Carmela’s migrant community as a vibrant place of possibility. Join families from all over the city for this moving ode to family, to dreamers, and to finding hope in the most unexpected places.
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