SYNOPSIS

​Based on the real-life events of Operación Pedro Pan, a young boy is sent to the U.S. to escape the growing dangers of post-revolutionary Cuba. To survive, Pedro must learn a new language and a new culture – while hoping to someday be reunited with his parents. With a score featuring the percussive rhythms of Havana to '60s New York soul, the award-wining musical PEDRO PAN examines what it means to be a displaced immigrant in America. 

AWARDS
  • ​Winner of 5 New York Musical Festival Awards of Excellence, including a special citation for "Social and Political Relevance" in 2018.
  • Winner of the New York Musical Festival Developmental Reading Award, 2017
  • Pedro Pan was originally commissioned and produced by the TRUF Theatre in 2014, subsequently developed by Fringe NYC in 2015, Musical Theatre Factory (2017-2018), and Rhinebeck Writers Retreat (2018). 


PRESS
  • "Pedro Pan resonates today", -NBC National News, 2018
  • "Pedro Pan is the kind of show we, as a city and a country, need." -Theatre Is Easy, 2018. 
  • "..timely, poignant, and positively charming!"- Theatremania, 2018.
  • Named "Shows Not to Miss at NYMF" by Playbill and Fox News NYC. 
  • Named Top 10 Off-Off B'way Shows 2015 (MWAT) and Theatre Is Easy's Best Bet in 2015 and 2018.

THIS IS REALITY | PODCAST


How and why did a 25-year-old with a Pikachu bedspread become the #1 terrorist in the United States? In 2017, REALITY WINNER, a highly decorated former Air Force linguist was charged with leaking proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media. Her goal – to help protect Democracy. Reality received the longest sentence ever imposed for unauthorized release of government information - five-years, three-months – for her patriotic efforts. THIS IS REALITY captures the unfolding events of the interrogation, the trial, the imprisonment and the current efforts to pursue clemency with those that were 'in the room' where it all happened. 


Produced by Dori Berinstein, Sally Horchow, and Rebecca Aparicio.

Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.

Visit bpn.fm/ThisIsReality for more info and tickets to the show.

 

SALOMÉ VS JOHN

New York City Artists Corp Grant Recipient, 2021

Queens Theatre Showcase, 2021

Developmental Workshop, University of Montevallo, 2022


Salomé vs. John is a musical retelling of the story of Salomé and the prophet John, traditionally referred to as John the Baptist. Our story begins with King Herod coaxing his young stepdaughter, Salomé, to perform a seductive dance for him and ends with (spoiler alert!) a bloody head delivered on a silver platter. By viewing this event through a modern lens, we examine what it means to hold power, what it means to be complicit in the face of injustice, and what it means to walk a spiritual path at odds with the world. Throughout the course of the evening, we ask the question “How far is too far?,” as audience members question their own complicity by letting the party go on as a young woman is sexualized by her stepfather and an innocent man loses his head. 



 
 


NORA SAVES THE WORLD 

Barn Arts Residency 2019

Book & Lyrics: Rebecca Aparicio 

Music & Lyrics: Stephen Anthony Elkins


Nora, a young raccoon, is on a quest to save animals who are endangered because of climate change. This interactive musical for young audiences teaches three every day actions that young people can do to help reverse current environmental issues.




THE GARCIA SISTERS 

Commissioned by Red Mountain Theatre Company 2021

Book & Lyrics: Rebecca Aparicio 

Music & Lyrics: Stephen Anthony Elkins


The Garcia triplets have never been "normal", they're triplets! Yet when sudden life events force the sisters to move across country, they suddenly have magical powers and have to learn how to use their new talent for good.