Happy Closing Night to ALL THE MEN! It has been such a wonderful time getting to work on this world premiere play with this team ♥️ Break a leg for your final performance tonight! 📸 Info (in order from left to right) 1: Leonardo Romero, John Padilla, Hennessy Winkler, Keren Lugo | Photo by Rich Soublet 2: Keren Lugo, Hennessy Winkler | Photo by Rich Soublet 3: Armando Riesco, Leonardo Romero, Kineta Kunutu, Hennessy Winkler, John Padilla | Photo by Rich Soublet 4: Dale Soules, Hennessy Winkler | Photo by Rich Soublet 5: Kineta Kunutu, Armando Riesco | Photo by Rich Soublet (fb)

Reservations are now open for the 2025 Latinx New Play Festival! This free-to-attend festival expands the presence of Latinx stories on the American stage and spotlights the broad range of today’s Latinx experience. Led by Dr. Maria Patrice Amon, the Latinx New Play Festival features 4 in-person readings of new works, panel discussions and other events. Space is limited and readings fill up very quickly so save yourself a seat at bit.ly/LNPF2025! The Latinx New Play Festival is co-produced by TuYo Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse. NOVIOS By Arturo Luíz Soria Friday, November 21 at 7pm A motley crew of cooks hurls insults, grab ass, and compete to be the most macho en el calor of a gringo’s failing kitchen, all under the thumb of Chef Gallo. When a flamboyant new dishwasher sparks an affair with Luiz, Gallo’s ward, the cooks’ banter turns deadly. Gallo must wrangle the men to keep the restaurant open while wrestling with her own demons that threaten to push Luiz away forever. TEMPT ME By Andrew Rincón Saturday, November 22 at 3pm God starts the world with light. But then the Devil (call him Lucy) suddenly appears on stage. He speaks into a microphone and asks the audience to imagine the stage as a familiar Garden. But things seem strange in Paradise. There’s a lonely lisping Animal, inventing Dance. Eve is overworked and facing a crisis. Adam’s a hot idiot. And when a mysterious woman sneaks her way into the Garden, Lucy finds himself taking the audience on a metatheatrical journey that twists narratives of good and evil. AMA. EGG. OYÁ By Lori Felipe-Barkin Saturday, November 22 at 7pm A papaya falls from between Ama’s legs and breaks into pieces…Shit! She’s miscarrying again. Ama. Egg. Oyá. is about Ama, a woman from Hialeah, Florida, hell-bent on having a child. It's no wonder she feels an affinity towards Oyá, a barren African Orisha. As told through a series of fables, this bilingual play blends modern-day Miami and Cuban beats with Santería to examine infertility, motherhood, and maternal ambivalence. OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER By Mario Vega Sunday, November 23 at 2pm Lulu and Milli are hired to work as youth care workers at the San Diego Convention Center, which is being used as a shelter for young migrant girls. As time passes, Lulu and Milli are tested by the changing rules and restrictions at their job. This new play is written by San Diego local, Mario Vega, a graduate of San Diego State University, and the playwright and book writer for Pásale Pásale featured at La Jolla Playhouse’s 2024 WOW Festival. (fb)