Emiliana:
A Revolution Cabaret
August 13 - 29, 2026
Actuaciones en español
(Performances in Spanish)
August 16, 22, 27
Streaming Performance
August 16 (Spanish)
August 29 (English)
Mexico City, 1940s — By day, Silvia Ibarra is a well-bred doctor’s daughter preparing for life as a respectable wife. By night, she becomes Emiliana, a cabaretera who worships Emiliano Zapata and dreams of returning her grandfather’s land to the campesinos. When her double life is exposed, Silvia’s future is thrown into turmoil. Inspired by the prostitute melodramas of Mexico’s Golden Age of film, Emiliana reimagines the genre through a lens of social justice for Indigenous, femme, and queer communities.
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As part of our commitment to accessibility there will be three performances in spanish and two performances streamed
Written by and featuring
Jessica Peña Torres
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Directed by
Mateo Hernandez
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Full Team
Music Director.........................Victor Bermudez
Assistant Director....................Angela Mata
Dramaturg...............................Megan Thornton
Scenic Design.........................Daniel Ruiz Bustos
Lighting Design......................Luis Sandaval
Costume Design.....................David Arevalo
Prop & Set Dressing...............Gustave Hernandez
Sound & Video Design..........Eliot Fisher
Graphics Design.....................Erica Morino
Production Stage Manager....Mia Gomez-Reyes
Stage Manager.......................Analisse Quiñones
Technical Director...................Lana Williams
Marketing Driector.................Lacey Canon Gonzales
PR.............................................Motley Crew Media
Cast
Emiliana/Silvia......... Jessica Peña Torres
Citlali.........................Rai González
Violetta/Musican......Diana Patrica Guizado
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