Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Fault Line Theatre world premiere production of the beautiful land i seek (la linda tierra que busco yo) is just around the corner, and a full team has been assembled.
Written by Matthew Barbot and directed by José Zayas, performances of the revolutionary play begin December 4, with an official opening on December 11, for a strictly limited run through December 29, at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.
Set in 1950, the beautiful land i seek (la linda tierra que busco yo) follows two determined Puerto Rican revolutionaries on a train from New York to Washington, D.C. as they discuss their plan to strike in the name of Puerto Rican independence. As figures from art and history, visions of their homeland, and more interrupt their journey along the border of reality, the pair finalize their course of action and decide how they want their sacrifice to be remembered.
The cast will include Alejandro Hernández (New Amsterdam), Daniel Colón (A Boy Like That), Ashley Marie Ortiz (FUR), Nate Betancourt (Crabs in a Barrel), and Bobby Román (Blue Bloods).
The production will feature set design by Tristan Jeffers (Hindsight), costume design by Haydee Zelideth (Wet Brain), lighting design by Lucrecia Briceño (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord), and sound design by Chad Raines (Laughing in Jail). Movement is by Amaal Saifudeen (She He Me). Caren Celine Morris (Hound Dog, Bite Me) will serve as Production Stage Manager.
The work previously received a reading as part of Latinx Playwrights Circle’s Fresh Draft Series in 2021. In 2022, it was featured in Fault Line Theatre’s Irons in the Fire reading and development series. It was workshopped in 2023 as part of Fault Line Theatre’s inaugural play-development pipeline, Fault Line Theatre: (plays) In Previews, where it received four weeks’ worth of focused development, rehearsal, and two weeks of developmental performances, giving artists the chance to experiment and explore their work.
For more information, visit PregonesPRTT.org.
