Ties That Bind: Three Plays in Repertory

Intar presents Ties That Bind: Three Plays in Repertory, featuring Latino voices that speak American in the present tense – three emerging Latino playwrights and directors.

Young Valiant by Oliver Mayer, directed by Michael John Garces
Performances begin May 21st at 8PM, opening May 31st at 8PM.
Romi Dias, Alain Rivas, and Donald Silva explore the awakening machismo in a young boy and the disruption it causes in his parents’ loving relationship. Over a long hot Saturday, lessons are learned about sex, physical attraction, boxing, and the healing value of fresh home-made tortillas. Simple lessons. Hard to learn.

May 30 and 31 at 8 PM; June 6 and 7 at 8 PM; June 9 at 3 and 8 PM; June 11 and 12 at 8 PM; June 16 at 3 and 8 PM; June 22 at 3 and 8 PM; June 27 and 28 at 8 PM

Cuchifrito by Eduardo Andino, directed by Angel David
Performances begin May 23rd at 8PM, opening May 29th at 8PM.
Take the train to Williamsburg as a disparate Puerto Rican family – two lusty lesbians, a crippled cellist, and a brain-damaged boy – find salvation through a deep-fried baptism in the scalding oils of passion. Past relationships, current longing, and the need to settle up all come to a head at the boy’s birthday party.

May 28 and 29 at 8 PM; June 2 at 3 and 8 PM; June 8 at 3 and 8 PM; June 13 and 14 at 8 PM; June 18 and 19 at 8 PM; June 23 at 3 and 8 PM; June 29 at 3 and 8 PM

A to B by Ricardo A. Bracho, directed by Ela Troyano
Performances begin May 25th at 3PM, opening June 1st at 8PM.
Leith Burke and Carlos Valencia explore a certain gamut of life, love, and loss in San Francisco’s Mission District, drawn in realtime, flashback, and video. DJ to club kid. Black to Brown. Gay to Straight. Present to Past. A multimedia love story of desire and loss.

June 1 at 3 and 8 PM; June 4 and 5 at 8 PM; June 15 at 3 and 8 PM; June 20 and 21 at 8 PM; June 25 and 26 at 8 PM; June 30 at 3 and 8 PM

$50 for all three plays.