The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce its collaboration with Southern Rep’s City Series presenting the play: ‘TIL SUNDAY written and performed by Nairoby Otero From July 18th through the 28th of 2019 The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation through its Cultural Committee will host a special pre-show reception on Friday, July 26th starting at 6:30 PM at Southern Rep Theatre’s new permanent location 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, LA 70119. The Southern Rep Theatre will offer discounted tickets for the length of the performance for the NOHHF friends. To get discounted tickets please enter Code: NOHHF $30 tickets: Discount code will offer $10 off a full-priced ticket ($40) Ticket information: http://www.southernrep.com/til-sunday
ABOUT THE SHOW: ‘TIL SUNDAY is based on historical events, intertwined with real-life struggles, faced by Cuban families that came to the United States in the early 1970’s to mid 1980’s seeking political asylum. ‘TIL SUNDAY tells the story of a young mother coming from Cuba to New Orleans with her daughter in search of a better life. Following three characters, we watch the young girl grow up and prepare for her quinces. As she struggles with her identity, heritage, and loyalty, her mother struggles with her marriage and getting her husband legally to America, as her cranky old neighbor waxes on about Cuban-American relations over his backyard dominos game.
ABOUT THE WRITER AND STAR: Nairoby Otero, a first-generation American, grew up in New Orleans in a strong Cuban family with Spanish as her first language. Both parents were immigrants from Cuba. She is an actress, writer, producer, and public speaker. Otero is the founder of YOLO! Productions, a production company that aims to enhance the visibility of women in theater, film and television. YOLO! recently completed its first film A Second Embrace, written, executive produced and co-starring Otero. Favorite credits include Alex in the site-specific production of Daniel Pearle’s A Kid Like Jake, Roberta in the site-specific production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Ilana in Rajiv Joseph’s NYC revival of Animals Out of Paper. Nairoby has performed in ensemble theater and film from regional to Off-Broadway. Nairoby earned her degree in Theatre Performance from Marymount Manhattan College. Her hometown is New Orleans, La and she imbues her work with the commitment and strength she learned while growing up there. With a film adaption in the works, Otero is excited for her hometown New Orleans audiences to discover this story and the events that have shaped the Cuban American experience.