Photos: Martín Zimmerman’s SEVEN SPOTS ON THE SUN opens at Rattlestick
The New York premiere of Martín Zimmerman’s meditation on mourning, redemption and revenge, Seven Spots On The Sun, directed by 2016 Dora Award winner Weyni Mengesha, opened at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, on May 10th. I caught up with the cast and creative team after the show at Macondo West, where the opening night party was in full salsa mode.
Playwright Martin Zimmerman, Peter Jay Fernandez and director Weyni Mengesha. Photo by Lia Chang
Presented in collaboration with The Sol Project, Seven Spots on the Sun features an 8 member all Latinx cast including Sean Carvajal as Luis, Flora Diaz as Belén, Peter Jay Fernandez as Eugenio, Rey Lucas as Moisés, Flor De Liz Perez as Mónica, with Claudia Acosta, Cesar Rosado and Socorro Santiago rounding out the ensemble as The Town.
SEVEN SPOTS ON THE SUN castmembers Rey Lucas, Claudia Acosta, Flora Diaz, Peter Jay Fernandez, Cesar Rosado, Flor De Liz Perez and Socorro Santiago (not pictured- Sean Carvajal). Photo by Lia Chang
In Seven Spots On The Sun, a Latin-American village has been without its doctor for 18 months. A recluse, he has refused to look at any patients since the army took his wife away during the country’s civil war. Yet, when a mysterious plague ravages the countryside, he discovers he has the miraculous power to heal with the touch of his hand.
Playwright Martin Zimmerman. Photo by Lia Chang
Playwright Martin Zimmerman. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Keith Randolph Smith. Photo by Lia Chang
David Mendizábal, Adriana Gaviria, Claudia Acosta and Jacob Padrón. Photo by Lia Chang
Flor De Liz Perez and guests. Photo by Lia Chang
Flora Diaz and Cesar Rosado. Photo by Lia Chang
Flor De Liz Perez and Socorro Santiago. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Cesar Rosado. Photo by Lia Chang
Claudia Acosta, Playwright Martin Zimmerman, David Mendizábal, Sol Honorary Board member Raúl Castillo, Adriana Gaviria, Director Weyni Mengesha and Jacob Padrón. Photo by Lia Chang
Flor De Liz Perez, Director Weyni Mengesha, Claudia Acosta and playwright Martin Zimmerman. Photo by Lia Chang
A guest, Flora Diaz, Socorro Santiago and Peter Jay Fernandez Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and playwright Susan Yankowitz. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez, Cesar Rosado, Flor De Liz Perez and Socorro Santiago. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Leigh Silverman. Photo by Lia Chang
Keith Randolph Smith and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
Weyni Mengesha and Alessandra Mesa. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez. Photo by Lia Chang
Rey Lucas and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
Flor De Liz Perez and Jacob Padrón. Photo by Lia Chang
Victor Cervantes, a guest and Peter Jay Fernandez. Photo by Lia Chang
Peter Jay Fernandez, Lia Chang and Keith Randolph Smith. Photo by Garth Kravits
Seven Spots On The Sun performs Wednesday to Saturday evenings and Monday evenings at 8pm with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm, through June 4, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (224 Waverly Place). Running time is approximately 85 minutes.
Director Weyni Mengesha, Playwright Martin Zimmerman, Flora Diaz, Peter Jay Fernandez, Flora De Liz Perez, Cesar Rosado, Claudia Acosta and Rey Lucas. Photo by Lia Chang
Tickets are $50 (General), $25 (Artist), $15 (Student). Tickets can be bought at www.Rattlestick.org or via phone at 212-627-2556.
Peter Jay Fernandez and Flor De Liz Perez. Photo by Lia Chang
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Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations. Lia is also an internationally published and exhibited photographer, a multi-platform journalist, and a publicist. Lia has appeared in the filmsWolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and Hide and Seek. She is profiled in Jade Magazine and Playbill.com.
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