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The cast of \u201cThe Other Americans\u201d has been announced by the Public Theater.<\/p>\n
Photos courtesy of the Public Theater<\/p>\n
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in association with Arena Stage, the iconic Public Theater announced the full cast list for the NYC premiere of \u201cThe Other Americans,\u201d a gripping new play written by Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo. <\/p>\n
Santiago-Hudson, a Tony Award-winning screenwriter and actor, is set to direct the show following the play\u2019s fall 2024 world premiere at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. \u201cThe Other Americans\u201d begins performances in The Public\u2019s Anspache Theater with a Joseph Papp free performance on Thursday, September 11th, with the production officially opening on Thursday, September 25th and running through Sunday, October 12th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leguizamo plays Nelson Castro, a Colombian-American laundromat owner in Queens grappling with a dark past and failing business. When Nelson\u2019s son Nick Castro returns from a mental hospital after a traumatic event, Nelson must commit himself to protecting his business and family, tackling identity and racial challenges along the way. In a gripping tale of resilience, Nelson navigates morality\u2019s murky waters to salvage his future and not let his secrets consume everything he holds dear.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo great to be back at the greatest theater in America with my new play,\u201d said Leguizamo. \u201cIt\u2019s about the American dream when it smacks into the American reality while being Latino. A laundromat mogul in 90s [sic] Queens has to confront his past as his son, who struggles with mental health issues, inadvertently undoes his web of lies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cast of \u201cThe Other Americans\u201d includes Rosa Evangelina Arredondo (Norma), Kimberli Flores (Understudy), Sarah Nina Hayon (Veronica), Jaime Jos\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez (Understudy), Rebecca Jimenez (Toni), John Leguizamo (Nelson), Trey Santiago-Hudson (Nick), Bradley James Tejeda (Eddie), Luna Lauren Velez (Patti), and Juan Francisco Villa (Understudy).<\/p>\n
\u201cMost importantly it\u2019s about family \u2013 the good, the bad, and the ugly,\u201d said director Santiago-Hudson. \u201cIt\u2019s about the most sensitive and fragile parts of family, but also the most powerful and joyous parts. I cannot wait to share John Leguizamo\u2019s extraordinary new play with The Public Theater\u2019s wonderfully diverse audience.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Other Americans\u201d marks Leguizamo\u2019s return to The Public Theater following \u201cLatin History For Morons,\u201d his Lortel and Tony Award-nominated hit solo show that premiered at The Public in 2017, moved to Broadway and was filmed for Netflix.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Santiago-Hudson has worked as a playwright, director and actor at The Public and Delacorte Theater for over thirty years. His autobiographical solo play \u201cLackawanna Blues,\u201d which Santiago-Hudson both performed in and wrote, premiered at The Public in 2001, for which he received an Obie Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following a significant revitalization<\/a>, the Delacorte, home to Free Shakespeare in the Park, reopened on August 7th with a production of Shakespeare\u2019s classic comedy \u201cTwelfth Night.\u201d Directed by The Public\u2019s Associate Artistic Director, Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali, the show features an all-star cast of Public Theater debuts and alumni, including Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lupita Nyong\u2019o.<\/p>\n You can buy tickets for \u201cThe Other Americans\u201d online<\/a> or at The Public\u2019s box office, located in the theater\u2019s lobby at 425 Lafayette Street. Full creative production and cast information can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cast of \u201cThe Other Americans\u201d has been announced by the Public Theater. Photos courtesy of the Public…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":161180,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,79445,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,5039,93423,93424,1148,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-161179","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-john-leguizamo","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkcity","14":"tag-ny","15":"tag-nyc","16":"tag-play","17":"tag-public-theater","18":"tag-the-other-americans","19":"tag-theater","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115061301200235717","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161179\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}