Just Like Us

A Co-Production with Looking for Lilith and Teatro Tercera Llamada

JUST LIKE US
JUSTO COMO NOSOTROS

Obra en inglés y español

by/de Karen Zacarias
based on the novel by Helen Thorpe
Directed by/Dirigida por Kathi E.B. Ellis

MARCH/MARZO 14-24, 2019

The MeX Theater at The Kentucky Center
501 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY

 

4 young Latinas navigate Life, Love & the Pursuit of their American Dreams within the shadow of their legal statuses

Looking for Lilith Theatre Company (LFL) and Teatro Tercera Llamada (TTLL) produce the regional premiere of Karen Zacarías’ Just Like Us.  Based on Helen Thorpe’s book of the same name, Just Like Us dramatizes the lives of four Latinas in Denver – two of whom have papers, two of whom do not – as they navigate school and college, friends and romances, all within the shadow of their statuses. Peopled with rich characterizations of real people, this script gives bilingual, Spanish-speaking, and English-speaking performers opportunities for complex, and sometimes controversial, roles that will resonate with many communities in the greater Louisville area.

LFL and TTLL have brought together an acting company and production team that is representative of both companies and their work in the Louisville theatre community. With eleven performers, this production is the largest production in either of the companies’ histories. A script that ranges widely around the Denver area means that design will incorporate projections as well as traditional scenic elements.

Embracing TTLL’s practice of providing supertitles that make productions accessible to both English and Spanish speaking audiences, this English-language-with-Spanish production will have supertitles in each language as appropriate. LFL’s traditional Monday evening community night performance with all tickets at $11, will return for this co-production.

Post-Show Activities

Check out LFL’s and TTLL’s Facebook pages for up to the minute information about post-show programming. The conversations and panels will give audience members more information and context for the issues in this important production. We are organizing these post-show activities: 

Thursday, March 14 
El Nuevo South & Immigrant Rights Activism
with Jesús Ibañez, and other panelists TBA

Friday, March 15
Voices of Latinx Immigrant Youth
with Adelante Young Hispanic Achievers
 
Monday, March 18
Listening Circles: Sharing Your Stories in response to Just Like Us
led by LFL artists, with Metro Lean Into Louisville Consultant Jud Hendrix  
 
We also hope to host talk-backs with expert panelists on the following topics (Dates TBA): Immigration Policy and Laws, Dreamers and DACA, Local Programs for Immigrants, Talk-back with Just Like Us Artists.

JUST LIKE US/JUSTO COMO NOSOTROS
MARCH/MARZO 14, 15, 16, 18*, 21, 22, 23 | 7:30 pm
MARCH 24/MARZO | 5:30 pm


TICKETS/BOLETOS$21 | $16 - Students/Seniors/Military
*Community Night/Noche de la Comunidad - $11
CALL FOR GROUP RATES

Tickets/Boletos are available through
The Kentucky Center Box Office
800.775.7777
502.584.7777
Ticket prices DO NOT include Kentucky Center box office processing fees. Options for avoiding processing fees

Audio Description and ASL available
Audio Description: MARCH/MARZO 16
ASL: MARCH/MARZO 16
Access Services BY REQUEST ONLY, at least 2 weeks in advance. Servicios de acceso a discapacitados con solicitud previa.
The Kentucky Center Access Services:
502-566-5111 (V) or 502-566-5140 (TTY)

Acting Company
Jacob Arnold, Hannah Connally+, Jomaris DeJesus^^+, Trina Fischer^, Tucker Keel, Jennifer Thalman Kepler^, Xenia Miller+, Brenda Moran, Lillian Ramierz, Anthony Silvera, Isabel Villa+

Design & Production
Kathi Ellis^ (Co-Producer & Director), Haydee Canovas+ (Co-Producer & Costume Designer), Holly Stone^ (Scenic Designer & Graphic Designer), John Newman (Lighting Designer), Roxell Karr+ (Projections Designer), Cinthia Murguia+ (Sound Designer), Jay Padilla+ (Production Stage Manager), Emily Grimany (Rehearsal Stage Manager), Gabe Scott (Dance Consultant)

^LFL Company Member
^^LFL Board Member
+TTLL