Milagro is proud to present, in association with Radical Evolution, "The Corrido of the San Patricios," written by Beto O'Byrne, developed in collaboration with Radical Evolution and El Teatro Campesino. The Corrido of San Patricios runs March 19 through April 11, 2020 on the Milagro MainStage in Portland, Oregon.
In 1846, 200 U.S. soldiers defected from the American army to fight for Mexico during the Mexican-American War. These Irish immigrants came to be known as the "Los San Patricios", revered in Mexico and Ireland as folk heroes, and considered traitors to the US military.
About the Director
Kinan Valdez is a 25-year ensemble member of El Teatro Campesino. Reared in the collective milieu of the famed social justice theater company founded by his father Luis Valdez, Kinan served as ETC’s Producing Artistic Director until 2017. As a director and theater-maker, Kinan explores the intersections between the mundane and the mythic by combining elements of epic storytelling, popular music and visual pageantry to create participatory theatrical spectacles. He is excited to return to Milagro after directing Lydia in the 2016-2017 season.
Recent credits: La Pastorela: The Shepherd’s Play (El Teatro Campesino, 2019), Adiós Mama Carlota (2019, San Jose Stage), Valley of the Heart (2018, Center Theatre Group), La Esquinita USA (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), The River Bride (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), and Zoot Suit (2017, Center Theatre Group). Aside from his professional theater work, Kinan is an Adjunct Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz and a national advisor for the Latinx Theatre Commons.
About the Playwright
Beto O’Byrne is a multifaceted artist from the pine forests of northern East Texas. He holds a BA in Writing from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from the University of Southern California. He began his experience as an artistic leader as Artistic Director of Austin Latino Theater Alliance, where he created the ALTA Performing Arts Showcase and directed the annual holiday tradition, La Pastorela.
As a playwright his works have been performed in Los Angeles, Austin, San Antonio, and New York City and has performed as a musician and performer across the country. He is the co-founder of Radical Evolution, a multi-disciplinary performance group based in Brooklyn, NY.
Beto believes that the arts are a fundamental necessity of civic life, and works both with arts and arts advocates to find ways to responsibly and sustainably improve the lives of talented artists in communities where he lives and works.
About Milagro
As the premiere Latino arts and culture center of the Pacific Northwest since 1985, Milagro provides extraordinary Latino theatre, culture, and arts education for the enrichment of all communities. Milagro MainStage produces a full season of regional or world premieres, including one Spanish language play each year, as well as our long-running Día de Muertos signature production. Teatro Milagro, Milagro’s touring and arts education program, presents its original bilingual plays and educational residencies to diverse and underserved communities across the nation. Milagro provides a home for Latino arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community engagement projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture. We entertain our audiences; we give them pause to think, feel and imagine; and, through the cultural lens of Latinidad, we reflect the full spectrum of humanity. Visit www.milagro.org | https://milagro.org/event/corrido/
In 1846, 200 U.S. soldiers defected from the American army to fight for Mexico during the Mexican-American War. These Irish immigrants came to be known as the "Los San Patricios", revered in Mexico and Ireland as folk heroes, and considered traitors to the US military.
About the Director
 |
| Kinan Valdez |
Recent credits: La Pastorela: The Shepherd’s Play (El Teatro Campesino, 2019), Adiós Mama Carlota (2019, San Jose Stage), Valley of the Heart (2018, Center Theatre Group), La Esquinita USA (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), The River Bride (2017, Arizona Theatre Company), and Zoot Suit (2017, Center Theatre Group). Aside from his professional theater work, Kinan is an Adjunct Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz and a national advisor for the Latinx Theatre Commons.
About the Playwright
 |
| Beto O'Byrne |
As a playwright his works have been performed in Los Angeles, Austin, San Antonio, and New York City and has performed as a musician and performer across the country. He is the co-founder of Radical Evolution, a multi-disciplinary performance group based in Brooklyn, NY.
Beto believes that the arts are a fundamental necessity of civic life, and works both with arts and arts advocates to find ways to responsibly and sustainably improve the lives of talented artists in communities where he lives and works.
About Milagro
As the premiere Latino arts and culture center of the Pacific Northwest since 1985, Milagro provides extraordinary Latino theatre, culture, and arts education for the enrichment of all communities. Milagro MainStage produces a full season of regional or world premieres, including one Spanish language play each year, as well as our long-running Día de Muertos signature production. Teatro Milagro, Milagro’s touring and arts education program, presents its original bilingual plays and educational residencies to diverse and underserved communities across the nation. Milagro provides a home for Latino arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community engagement projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture. We entertain our audiences; we give them pause to think, feel and imagine; and, through the cultural lens of Latinidad, we reflect the full spectrum of humanity. Visit www.milagro.org | https://milagro.org/event/corrido/
THE CORRIDO OF THE SAN PATRICIOS
Written by Beto O’Byrne
Directed by Kinan Valdez
Developed in collaboration with Radical Evolution and El Teatro Campesino
ENSEMBLE
Jonathan Hernandez
Ricardo Vasquez
Jamie Villeda
Johnnie Torres
Enrique Andrade
Paige Gregory