OPEN REHEARSAL: LA PALOMA PRISONER

Raquel Almazan at Chelsea Factory

Open Rehearsal:
La Paloma Prisoner

Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 2:00PM

60 minutes

Space is limited. For more information, please email info@chelseafactory.org

Join us for an Open Rehearsal of Raquel Almazan’s play La Paloma Prisoner, featuring work-in-progress excerpts

Production Credits:

Directed by Estefania Fadul

Live scoring by Lisette Santiago

Movement by Ensemble

About the La Paloma Prisoner Project:

La Paloma Prisoner is a theatre project by Raquel Almazan about the reclamation of identity by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in the prison system. Developed from her longstanding work with incarcerated and impacted communities, alongside a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness and inciting action towards the end of global mass incarceration. The project includes programs designed to uplift the voices and narratives of current and formerly incarcerated women-identified folx of color through performances/ workshops in prisons, conversation circles, and panel discussions leading up to the production’s world premiere 2023.

About the play:

La Paloma Prisoner is a multi-disciplinary play about the reclamation of identity by women in the Colombian prison system. Based on the true story of a group of incarcerated women selected as beauty queen contestants at the Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá, this new play interweaves the ritualistic journey of a “parade of prisoners” within Colombia’s social, political, and spiritual history. The play centers on an infamous woman nicknamed “La Paloma” who transcendentally soars beyond physical and societal barriers to avenge the raped women of Bogotá. Her actions revolutionize the women’s lives, Bogotá’s prison society, and the world beyond its walls.

This program is supported by a Chelsea Factory Artist Residency and a NYSCA Grant, in collaboration with New York Theatre Workshop.