BOTH

Angela - Charín Álvarez *^
Sam - Brian King
Juan - Eddie Martinez *^ 
Cynthia - Ayssette Muñoz ^ 
Xochi - Paloma Nozicka ^ 
Sebastian - Yona Moises Olivares 

Sam, Cover - Aaron Barker 
Cynthia, Cover - Tatiana Bustamante
Angela, Cover - Lorena Diaz 
Juan, Cover - Leonel Garza 
Xochi, Cover - Amelia Roque
Sebastian, Cover - El Río

Playwright - Paloma Nozicka ^
Director - Georgette Verdin
Assistant Director - Janyce Caraballo
Intimacy and Violence - Greg Geffrard
Scenic Design - Sotirios Livaditis +
Costume Design - Johan H. Gallardo ^
Lighting Design - Maximo Grano De Oro
Sound Design - Satya Chávez
Properties Design - Shokie Tseumah
Casting Director - Adelina Feldman-Schultz ^
Production Stage Manager - Julie Jachym *
Assistant Stage Manager - Olivia Ellery
Production Manager - Estrellita Beatriz

^ Denotes Teatro Vista Production’s Artistic Collective member.
* Denotes member of Actor’s Equity Association member, the union of professional actors and stage managers
+ Denotes member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 of the IATSE.

BOTH is my second full-length play, and something I've learned about myself as I continue to further my career as a writer is that I don't really know how to talk about my writing (I tend to err towards David Lynch's thoughts on discussing your work: "The film is the talking"). That being said, I'll try to define what this play is to me, scattershot as that definition may be. 

BOTH is a play about trying your hardest but still falling short. It is about grief. It is about family. It is about that nagging feeling that because something good has happened, it must be followed by something bad. It's about people who are truthful to a fault, although it's only other people who think it's a fault, never the person who is truthful. It was inspired by the pandemic, and by Antigone, and by all of the scary stories that I've loved since I was very young-- and the fact that those stories never featured Latine characters. It is about gray areas. It is about memory. It is about what could have been. It is about what we can accept. Mostly, it is about love, in all of its weird, unflattering, heartbreaking forms. 

Speaking of love, I’m sending you a lot of it. I hope you enjoy our play. Thank you for being here.

-Paloma Nozicka

When the Chicago theater world wasn’t ready for us, Teatro Vista Productions made space. For 35 years, we’ve told true stories that reflect our community. We’re not just building on this amazing legacy; we’re strengthening and expanding it for the future. Today we continue to actively engage in advocacy that seeks to increase the authentic representations of us on stage and screen.

Teatro Vista Productions believes we are stronger together — across disciplines, across experiences, across mediums, across diasporas. We center our collective of artists at the heart of everything we do. We empower our artists to create with their own authentic voice by providing the tools and resources they need to thrive in the industry. Our work is timely, relevant and authentically reflects our community. Now, as always, We Are Theater With A View.

Staging the world premiere of BOTH by TVP Artistic Collective member, Paloma Nozicka, as the kick-off to our multi-year Steppenwolf Theatre Company residency is the ultimate fulfillment of our mission.

BOTH is a gritty, character-driven look into complicated family dynamics and chosen truths. Great family dramas are a signature of the Steppenwolf brand. To provide our artists with this stage, in the birthplace of ensemble theater in Chicago, is a dream come true. This synchronicity is a moment of profound pride for our theater. As we celebrate our 35th year, we continue to lean into the idea of radical abundance. And with the support of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, we get to do just that. Pa’lante, Juntos. Forward, Together.

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