The WordFest
A festival dedicated to the WORD! With sreenings and book readings like Jimmy Santiago Baca’s A PLACE TO STAND and Hugo Jon Sayles’ A CANDLE LIT IN THE DARK; play readings like Bobby LeFebre’s highly acclaimed NORTHSIDE, Jim Lee’s PACKIN’ IT IN and Marisela Trevino Orta’s THE RIVERBRIDE; one-person shows like Maria Cheng’s SPIRIT & SWORDED TREKS, Ruben C. Gonzalez’ LA ESQUINITA: USA & Ric Salinas in ’57 CHEVY; Hip-Hop Theatre presentations like Rickerby Hinds’ DREAMSCAPE and foreign language music concerts like LAKOU MIZIK.
The 7th EVER WordFest & Artists of Color Summit
May 2021
The 6th EVER WordFest & Artists of Color Summit
April 17 – June 28, 2020
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of Los Vendidos y Las Dos Caras del Patroncito | written by Luis Valdez | directed by Anthony J Garcia
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of Puerto Rican Nocturne | written by Jonathan Marcantoni | directed by A.B. Lugo
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of The Chosen One & The Smoking Mirror | written & directed by Jose “Jozer” Guerrero
The SOURCE Theater Company in Regional Distinction | A podcast of excerpts from Denver African American Playwrights
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of The Kitchen | written & performed by Marialuisa Burgos, Molly Quirk and Nisha Singh
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of Antigone at the Border | written by Marc David Pinate | directed by Jose “Jozer” Guerrero
Rehearsed Virtual Reading of Desesperación | written by Iliana Lucero Barron | directed by Phil Luna
Latinx Theater Guild in a Virtual Performance of Corazon Gordito | written by Saul Enriquez | directed by Miguel Martimen
The 5th EVER WordFest & Artists of Color Summit
April 17 – 28, 2019
Rehearsed Reading of Tu Ternura Molotov (Your Molotov Kisses) | written by Gustavo Ott | directed by Marialuisa Burgos
The SOURCE Theatre Company in The B Word |Adapted from a narrative by Greg Tate | directed by Jimmy Walker
Rehearsed Reading of The Last Judgment: The Story of Dessalines | by Arnold King | directed by Hugo Jon Sayles
Rehearsed Reading of The Fabulous Sinkhole | written by Jesus Salvador Trevino | directed by Anthony J Garcia
Rehearsed Reading of Suicide Lies | written by Karon Majeel | directed by Hugo Jon Sayles
Rehearsed Reading of Dementia | written by Evelina Fernandez | directed by Debra Gallegos
National Guest Artists The Combat Hippies in AMAL | written and performed by The Combat Hippies | directed by Teo Castellanos
Rehearsed Reading of Cuarenta y Ocho (48) | written by Anthony J Garcia | directed by Jose Guerrero | performed by award-winning youth theater company El Teatro VolARTE
Rehearsed Reading of Northside | written by Bobby LeFebre | directed by Phil Luna
The 4th EVER WordFest & Artists of Color Summit
April 18-28, 2018
The SOURCE Theatre Company presentation of An Evening with Author/Poet Clynthia Burton Graham
The Carpetbag Theatre in Speed Killed my Cousin | Written by Linda Parris-Bailey | directed by Andrea Assaf
Su Teatro rehearsed reading of Sideways Fences | by Oscar Arguello | directed by Phil Luna
Su Teatro rehearsed reading of Wolf at the Door | by Marisela Treviño Orta | directed by Hugo Jon Sayles
C.A.R.P.A. San Diego in And HE Became MAN | Written and starring Samuel Valdez
The 3rd EVER WordFest
April 19-29, 2017
’57 Chevy | Written by Chris Franco | Directed by Valerie Dunlap | performed by Ric Salinas
Lynette and Flaco’s Social Justice Block Party | Written and performed by Lauren Poole and Damien Flores
Workshop Presentation: A Good Child Too Soon | presented by The SOURCE Theatre Company | written by Jimmy Walker | directed by Hugo Jon Sayles
Rehearsed Reading: Rosa Linda | written by Rudolfo Anaya | directed by Anthony J Garcia
Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron | presented by Su Teatro & The SOURCE Theatre Company
Rehearsed Reading: ¡Ask a Mexican! | adapted by Anthony J Garcia | from the syndicated column by Gustavo Arrellano
Rehearsed Reading: Grab Your Rocks & Throw | created by Jose Guerrero
The 2nd EVER WordFest
April 19-30, 2016
Lakou Mizik in concert
Rickerby Hinds’ Dreamscape
Public reading of Packin’ It In | by Jim Lee (co-presented w/ The SOURCE Theatre Company)
Public reading of The River Bride | by Marisela Trevino Orta
Public reading of A Candle Lit in the Dark | by Hugo Jon Sayles (co-presented w/ The SOURCE Theatre Company)
Public reading of Remember El Alamo | by Albert Ramirez
The 1st EVER WordFest
April 20-25, 2015
Carlos Manuel in La Vida Loca
Ruben C Gonzalez in La Esquinita: USA
Maria Cheng in Spirit & Sworded Treks
MOTUS Theatre in Do You Know Who I Am?
Public reading of Northside | by Bobby LeFebre
Public reading of El Alamo | by Albert Ramirez
