Riding The Bear
Friday, May 12th at 7PM and Saturday, May 13th at 2PM.
The Siggy at The Flea Theatre, 20 Thomas St, New York, NY 10007
RIDING THE BEAR takes place on October 19, 1987, the date of the financial crash known as Black Monday. The Harrington Brothers run a family boutique brokerage house. The older brother Rick, a conservative investor, believes in regulation and the younger brother, jerry, a more speculative investor, believes in diversification and unregulated markets. As the severity of the crash sets in, the brothers must decide on how to move their family business into the future, albeit with very contrasting ways of doing business.
Opening Night of Riding The Bear
Back row, from left to right: Candido Tirado (Director), Johnny Rivera (Cast), Dexter Mckinney (Cast), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Cast), Darlenis Duran (Cast), Alfredo Diaz (Cast), Mike Jankowitz (Cast), Danny Hoch (Cast), Felix Solis (Cast), and Carmen Rivera (Playwright). Front row, from left to right: Maria Elena Torres (Artistic Director) and Michael Mejias (Executive Director)
Carmen Rivera Tirado holds an MA in Playwriting and Latin American Theatre from New York University. Her play, La Gringa, was part of the OBIE award-winning series New Voices in 1996 and this year, celebrated its 26th year anniversary in repertory at repertorio español. It is now the longest-running Spanish-language play in off-broadway history. It was published in both English and Spanish by Concord Theatrical Productions (formerly Samuel French.) off-broadway productions include: La Caída De Rafael Trujillo (The Downfall Of Rafael Trujillo); (ATI award – best production); Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz (co-written with Cándido Tirado) - (HOLA award, outstanding achievement in playwriting); La Lupe: My Life, My Destiny (ACE award – best production); Julia de Burgos: Child of Water; To Catch The Lightning (nomination ACE award – best production.) Carmen was the subject of a doctoral dissertation written by theatre scholar Dr. Jason Ramirez – latinidad: The Theatre of Carmen Rivera. Her work can also be found on the online archive, ProQuest. Carmen has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), ATT on-stage and New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA). She currently teaches playwriting and Dramatic Structure at the New School for Drama. For more information on Carmen, check out www.carmenrivera-writer.com