Milagro was happy to receive a group of special young visitors today!
Members of the Sunstone Montessori School community took advantage of the docent-led visits to the ofrenda exhibit that Pepe Moscoso curated in El Zócalo, Milagro's community space.
Marketing Assistant Vicente Guzman-Orozco led Sunstone teacher Verónica Araneda and her 23-member group through the altars dedicated to the Angelitos, Latin American writers, José Guadalupe Posada, and William Shakespeare.
Overall seven classes totaling140 students visited the altars with their schools from Oct. 16 to Nov. 7, one of the many educational opportunities provided by Milagro.
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El Talentoso Elenco de ¡O Romeo!


Danielle Chaves (Lady M) creció en el Noroeste y dedicó muchos años al estudio del canto y luego decidió seguir su pasión por el teatro. Despues de titularse en Bellas Artes por medio de Southern Oregon University, Danielle fue reclutada para actuar con Oregon Shakespeare Festival por dos temporadas en las que se presentó en obras como Ghost Light y Romeo y Julieta. Danielle ha se ha ubicado ahora en su querido Noroeste para seguir su carrera y crear emotivas experiencias teatrales con el inmenso talento que Portland ofrece. Está emocionadísima por tener ¡O, Romeo! como su primera obra en Milagro. El mas profundo cariño para Laura, Elizabeth, Sofi, Marty, Sadie, y Finn.

Otniel Henig (Hamnet) esta is súper emocionado de hacer su debut con Milagro. Esta primavera pasada egresó del Portland Actors Conservatory donde interpretó el papel de Van en Dog Sees God dirigido by Philip Cuomo y The Student en Opus 3: After Strindberg, una obra original con Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. Este verano hizo el papel de Menas en la producción de Portland Actors Ensemble, Antony and Cleopatra, dirigido por Elizabeth Huffman. Le gustaría dedicar esta obra a su fallecida abuela “Savta Dotti”.
Tara Hershberger (Titania) se ha presentado localmente con Portland Actor’s Ensemble, Original Practice Shakespeare, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Masque Alfresco, y Broken Toy Piano. Es instructora con Northwest Children’s Theater, es parte del grupo musical Scarlet Straits, y estudia dramaturgia trabajando por su maestría en Artes Teatrales en PSU. Le encanta hacer nuevos descubrimientos en el escenario, y considera que el teatro es una fuerza poderosa en la consolidación de comunidades, expresion creativa y para efectuar cambio en la sociedad.
Heath Hyun Houghton (Hamlet) está contento de hacer su primera aparición en Milagro. Sus créditos de actuación recientes en Portland incluyen Hamlet con Anon It Moves; Enjoy, Maple and Vine con CoHo Productions; Aladdin and the Magic Lamp con Broadway Rose Theatre y Breaking the Silence con Diaspora.

Sofía May-Cuxim (Rifke) Una veterana del escenario desde 1974, Sofía ha cantado, actuado, bailado y escrito obras en muchos idiomas. Originaria de la Ciudad de México, donde se tituló en Literatura Dramática en la UNAM. Ha recibido premios en México y Los Angeles como actriz, productora y cantante. Empezó a aprender inglés a los 18 años y luego ruso. Con Milagro ha participado en ¡Viva Don Juan!, Ana en el trópico, Guapa, Ardiente Paciencia, Festival La Luna Nueva (2013 & 2014), y LAX (Latino Artist Exchange). También escribió Jardín de Sueños, producida por Milagro en 2012. Gracias, queridísima Olga. A los judíos expulsados y sus interminables esperanzas en "el Nuevo Mundo”.
Rebecca Ridenour (Ophelia) se siente orgullosa de aparecer en su primera obra con Milagro. Mas recientemente interpretó a Susan Brady en Playboy of the Western World en Artists Repertory Theatre. Anteriormente, hizo el papel de Goneril en la producción de Bag and Baggage, Lear y Brutus en su version puramente femenina de Julius Caesar. En Portland Rebecca ha actuado con Quintessence Theatre Company, Northwest Classical Theatre Company, Sowelu y Post 5. Créditos de California incluyen Mairead en The Lieutenant of Inishmore con Genesis West y Woman en Bill W. and Doctor Bob con Happy Destiny Productions. Rebecca es egresada del Portland Actors Conservatory clase 2012, University California Santa Cruz y Santa Barbara City College. A continuación: Miss Foxhill en Suddenly Last Summer con Shaking the Tree.
Jake Wiest (Yorick) Como un fanático de Shakespeare de muchos años, Jake está encantado de hacer su debut en Milagro con ¡O Romeo!. Ha interpretado a Puck, Romeo, y Samson. Jake inició su educación en la actuación de Shakespeare en Idaho Theater For Youth cuando era aún un adolescente, Jake también se ha entrenado en la Universidad de Idaho y Voice One en San Francisco. Además es músico y actualmente participa con su banda de rock “Sci-Firish”, Garden Goat.
¡O Romeo! continúa del 16 de octubre al 9 de noviembre. ¡Compre sus entradas hoy!
The opening weekend of ¡O Romeo! was ¡fantástico!
The opening weekend of our Día de los Muertos production launched our festival with a bang! Delighted audiences raved about ¡O Romeo! and soon we started receiving love notes from happy patrons, such as this sweet message from D. Paquette:
With outstanding performances by some of Portland's favorite actors and the support of amazing designers, this show is winning over everyone who sees it, Shakespeare fan or not, and regardless of any prior exposure to Day of the Dead. A lively, funny and touching tribute to the legacy of the "Sweet Swan of Avon."Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the play on Friday night. The performance was great and we had lot of fun! There was an abundance of talent on stage…
What else did members in attendance call our celebration of the Bard and los muertitos? Here's a brief sampling:
and yes:... delightful ...... vibrant ...... clever ...... layered ...... tender ...... optimistic ...
... a little silly.
Don't just take them at their word, come and see for yourself why R. Burkholder has this message for everyone:
A most tremendously touching, well-written and acted play. Don't miss it! miss it!Buy your tickets today, and we'll see you at Milagro!
El estreno de ¡O Romeo¡ fue ¡fantástico!
El estreno este fin de semana pasado de nuestra producción iniciando nuestro festival del Día de los Muertos ¡fue todo un éxito! El público quedó encantado con ¡O Romeo!, y no tardaron en llegar las cartas de amor de los impresionados asistentes como esta dulce nota de D. Paquette:
Sólo quería decirles cuánto disfrutamos la obra este viernes. El espectáculo fue grandioso y nos divertimos mucho. Había toda una abundancia de talento en el escenario.
Con tremendas actuaciones de algunos de los actores mas populares en Portland, y con el apoyo de diseñadores estupendos, la obra está conquistando a quien la ve, ya sea fanático de Shakespeare o no, o sin siquiera saber mucho sobre el Día de los Muertos. Es un vibrante, cómico y conmovedor tributo al "Cisne de Avon."
¿Qué más dijo el publico asistente acerca de nuestra celebración del Bardo y los muertitos? A continuación unos ejemplos:
... deleitante ...
... vibrante ...
... ingeniosa ...
... multidimensional ...
... tierna ...
... optimista ...
y sí, también:
... un poco disparatada ...
Compre sus entradas hoy, y ¡nos vemos en Milagro!
Day of the Dead: truly an international holiday
Día de los Muertos is truly an international holiday.
Although Mexico's celebration is full of color and fun, the main concept of
honoring deaths is seen
throughout the world!
For the festivities in Guatemala, they make and consume Fiambre, a traditional
salad that consists of their deceased loved one’s favorite foods. In the Philipines,
the holiday is called Undas and it is treated more as a family reunion. In some
European countries, this occasion is called All Saints Day and in countries
like Italy, Spain, and Portugal, families travel to the cemeteries and graves
of their loved ones with flowers in hand.
However you and your family intend to
celebrate Día de los Muertos,
there truly is no shortage of traditions that are observed throughout the
world. Whether you go fly a giant kite
(Guatemala), take flowers to a loved one’s grave, or
are just in the mood to celebrate, be sure to make Milagro Theatre part of
this year’s celebration!
Opening night is here and what better way
to celebrate than with a play that merges Shakespeare and Día de los Muertos at Milagro!
Join Director Olga Sanchez,
and the cast and crew as they delve into the
unique mix of the eclectic heroines of Shakespeare and the vibrant style of Dia de los Muertos. As always,
Milagro’s Day of the Dead celebration is full of
irreverence, music and fun for all ages!
Get your tickets for the opening weekend
by calling 503-236-7253 or just click here!
Get your tickets for the opening weekend by calling 503-236-7253 or just click here!
¡O Romeo!: Meet the cast
Milagro's 20th annual celebration of Día de los Muertos kicks off this week with the world premiere of ¡O Romeo!, and we are ecstatic about the outstanding cast director Olga Sanchez gathered. Read on to learn about this talented group who came together for our original Day of the Dead production, with the color, energy and authentic twists that only Milagro can bring you, and get your tickets today!
Enrique E. Andrade (Richard III) originally from Mexico City, is a graduate of the University of Oregon. Enrique has performed in numerous Milagro productions since 2008, including in 2012 Oedipus el Rey, and Ardiente Paciencia in 2014. Enrique is also expanding his classical Shakespearean repertoire with Portland Actors Ensemble in Merchant of Venice in 2013 and Antony & Cleopatra in 2014. He performed in Astor Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires at the Aspen Festival of Music in 2005 and 2007 as well as with 3rd Angle Music Ensemble, and in 2013 with the Lexington Philharmonic in Kentucky. Enrique’s Television credits include TNT’s Leverage season 4 as Professor Humberto Garcia as well as NBC’s GRIMM. Enrique is well known for being the Spanish voice of the MAX, as well as various TV/radio/internet commercials in both English and Spanish and also as a story teller at Portland Story Theater, and most recently as Judge Hathorne in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible for Bag & Baggage in Hillsboro. Enrique thanks Milagro for being his artistic home, and the audiences that support Latino Arts.
Arlena Barnes (Polonius) is performing in her first production with Milagro. She has performed in Romeo and Juliet, You Can’t Take It with You, and Big Love (Portland Actors Conservatory) and For the Time Being (Claire Willett). She has been the Narrator for readings at Profile Theatre – Buena Vista (Desdemona Chiang) and Hungry (Adriana Baer). Arlena has been an Assistant Director to Philip Cuomo for Dog Sees God (Portland Actors Conservatory). She has also directed La Bonne Fille - a video/multimedia short and Normal - a short film at the Gulf Island Film and Television School. Arlena is a graduate of the Portland Community College Multimedia Program and the Portland Actors Conservatory. She is a participant in the Yale University Directing 1 Summer Intensive. Arlena also has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School.
Danielle Chaves (Lady M) Raised in the Northwest, Danielle spent many years studying voice and then decided to pursue her passion for theatre. After receiving a Bachelor in Fine Arts at Southern Oregon University, Danielle was asked to joined the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two seasons where she performed in shows such as Ghost Light and Romeo and Juliet. Danielle has now relocated to her beloved Northwest to pursue her career and create moving theatrical experiences with the immense talent that Portland has to offer. She is thrilled for ¡O, Romeo! to be her first show at Milagro. Deepest love to Laura, Elizabeth, Sofi, Marty, Sadie, and Finn.
Anthony Green (Shakespeare) holds a BFA in Theatre Arts and a Master of Theatre Studies in Production and Design from Southern Oregon University. Tony always looks forward to returning to Milagro. He was previously seen at Milagro in How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, BoomCrackleFly and the Drammy Award winning Oedipus El Rey. Recent credits include his critically acclaimed role as Enobarbus in Anthony and Cleopatra with Portland Actors Ensemble and Albany in King Lear at NWCTC. Other Portland credits include Cardinal Pandolph in King John Borachio and Friar Francis in Much Ado About Nothing, the Duke in Two Gentlemen of Verona and Persuasion. He wants to dedicate this performace to the memory of his abuelitos Armando and Amalia.
Otniel Henig (Hamnet) is super excited to be making his Milagro debut. He graduated from Portland Actors Conservatory this spring where he played Van in Dog Sees God directed by Philip Cuomo and The Student in Opus 3: After Strindberg, a devised work with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. This summer he played Menas in Portland Actors Ensemble’s Antony and Cleopatra directed by Elizabeth Huffman. He’d like to dedicate this performance to his late grandmother “Savta Dotti”.
Tara Hershberger (Titania) has performed locally with Portland Actor’s Ensemble, Original Practice Shakespeare, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Masque Alfresco, and Broken Toy Piano. She teaches at the Northwest Children’s Theater, plays in a local band, Scarlet Straits, and is studying playwriting in pursuit of a M.S. in Theatre Arts at PSU. She loves to make new discoveries on stage and believes that theatre is a powerful force for community-building, creative expression, and social change.
Heath Hyun Houghton (Hamlet) He is pleased to be making his first appearance at Milagro. Recent Portland stage credits include Hamlet with Anon It Moves; Enjoy, Maple and Vine at CoHo Productions; Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Broadway Rose Theatre and Breaking the Silence, Diaspora.
Sofía May-Cuxim (Rifke) A veteran of the stage since 1974, Sofía has sung, acted, danced and written plays in many languages. She comes from Mexico City, where she studied a BA in Dramatic Literature at UNAM. She has received awards in Mexico and Los Angeles for acting, producing, and singing. She started learning English at 18, then Russian. At Milagro, she has participated in ¡Viva Don Juan!, Ana en el trópico, Guapa, Ardiente Paciencia, the 2012 and 2013 La Luna Nueva Festival, and LAX (Latino Artist Exchange). She also wrote 2012’s Jardín de Sueños. Thank you, dearest Olga. To the expelled Jews who endlessly hoped in “The New World”.
Rebecca Ridenour (Ophelia) Is proud to be in her first show at Milagro. She was last seen as Susan Brady in Playboy of the Western World at Artists Repertory Theatre. Before that she played Goneril in Bag and Baggage’s production of Lear and Brutus in their all-female production of Julius Caesar. In Portland Rebecca has acted with Quintessence Theatre Company, Northwest Classical Theatre Company, Sowelu and Post 5. California credits include Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore with Genesis West and Woman in Bill W. and Doctor Bob with Happy Destiny Productions. Rebecca is a graduate of Portland Actors Conservatory class of 2012, University California Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara City College. Next up: Miss Foxhill in Suddenly Last Summer with Shaking the Tree.
Jake Wiest (Yorick) As a longtime Shakespeare fan, Jake is delighted to make his debut at Milagro in ¡O Romeo!. He’s played Puck, Romeo, and Samson. Jake inicio su educación en la actuación de Shakespeare en Idaho Theater For Youth cuando era aún un adolescente, Jake también se ha entrenado en la Universidad de Idaho y Voice One en San Francisco. He is also a musical performer, and is currently active with his “Sci-Firish” rock band Garden Goat.
¡O Romeo! runs Oct. 16-Nov 9. Get your tickets today!

Danielle Chaves (Lady M) Raised in the Northwest, Danielle spent many years studying voice and then decided to pursue her passion for theatre. After receiving a Bachelor in Fine Arts at Southern Oregon University, Danielle was asked to joined the acting company at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two seasons where she performed in shows such as Ghost Light and Romeo and Juliet. Danielle has now relocated to her beloved Northwest to pursue her career and create moving theatrical experiences with the immense talent that Portland has to offer. She is thrilled for ¡O, Romeo! to be her first show at Milagro. Deepest love to Laura, Elizabeth, Sofi, Marty, Sadie, and Finn.
Otniel Henig (Hamnet) is super excited to be making his Milagro debut. He graduated from Portland Actors Conservatory this spring where he played Van in Dog Sees God directed by Philip Cuomo and The Student in Opus 3: After Strindberg, a devised work with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. This summer he played Menas in Portland Actors Ensemble’s Antony and Cleopatra directed by Elizabeth Huffman. He’d like to dedicate this performance to his late grandmother “Savta Dotti”.
Tara Hershberger (Titania) has performed locally with Portland Actor’s Ensemble, Original Practice Shakespeare, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, Masque Alfresco, and Broken Toy Piano. She teaches at the Northwest Children’s Theater, plays in a local band, Scarlet Straits, and is studying playwriting in pursuit of a M.S. in Theatre Arts at PSU. She loves to make new discoveries on stage and believes that theatre is a powerful force for community-building, creative expression, and social change.
Heath Hyun Houghton (Hamlet) He is pleased to be making his first appearance at Milagro. Recent Portland stage credits include Hamlet with Anon It Moves; Enjoy, Maple and Vine at CoHo Productions; Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Broadway Rose Theatre and Breaking the Silence, Diaspora.
Sofía May-Cuxim (Rifke) A veteran of the stage since 1974, Sofía has sung, acted, danced and written plays in many languages. She comes from Mexico City, where she studied a BA in Dramatic Literature at UNAM. She has received awards in Mexico and Los Angeles for acting, producing, and singing. She started learning English at 18, then Russian. At Milagro, she has participated in ¡Viva Don Juan!, Ana en el trópico, Guapa, Ardiente Paciencia, the 2012 and 2013 La Luna Nueva Festival, and LAX (Latino Artist Exchange). She also wrote 2012’s Jardín de Sueños. Thank you, dearest Olga. To the expelled Jews who endlessly hoped in “The New World”.
Rebecca Ridenour (Ophelia) Is proud to be in her first show at Milagro. She was last seen as Susan Brady in Playboy of the Western World at Artists Repertory Theatre. Before that she played Goneril in Bag and Baggage’s production of Lear and Brutus in their all-female production of Julius Caesar. In Portland Rebecca has acted with Quintessence Theatre Company, Northwest Classical Theatre Company, Sowelu and Post 5. California credits include Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore with Genesis West and Woman in Bill W. and Doctor Bob with Happy Destiny Productions. Rebecca is a graduate of Portland Actors Conservatory class of 2012, University California Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara City College. Next up: Miss Foxhill in Suddenly Last Summer with Shaking the Tree.
Jake Wiest (Yorick) As a longtime Shakespeare fan, Jake is delighted to make his debut at Milagro in ¡O Romeo!. He’s played Puck, Romeo, and Samson. Jake inicio su educación en la actuación de Shakespeare en Idaho Theater For Youth cuando era aún un adolescente, Jake también se ha entrenado en la Universidad de Idaho y Voice One en San Francisco. He is also a musical performer, and is currently active with his “Sci-Firish” rock band Garden Goat.
¡O Romeo! runs Oct. 16-Nov 9. Get your tickets today!
Shakespeare Pt. 1: Poet, playwright & guest of honor this Day of the Dead!
Excerpt from our ¡O Romeo! Study guide.
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At the age of 18, Shakespeare married his 26 year-old pregnant girlfriend, Anne Hathaway. The date was November 28, 1582. Several months later, on May 26, 1583, Shakespeare’s first daughter, Susanna, was born. Approximately two years later, Anne gave birth to twins, Judith and Hamnet.
In 1592, London playwright Robert Greene took a jab at Shakespeare and his work by teasing Shakespeare for boasting the ability to write just as well as the well-established playwrights in London during that era. Greene’s comment has lead scholars to believe that Shakespeare appeared in London around the year 1588 and began to establish a reputation as a promising actor and playwright. Shakespeare was acting and writing for the Chamberlain’s Men, a troupe that would later change its name to the King’s Men. Shakespeare and his group became the leading company in theater and the strong favorites of royalty and regular theater goers.
Shakespeare’s plays were influenced by history and his personal life. Several of Shakespeare’s plays are categorized as historical plays and are named after the persons the plays focus on: Henry IV part 1 & 2, Henry V, Henry VI parts 1 - 3, Henry VIII, King John, Richard II, and Richard III. Some of his tragedy plays are sourced from historical figures as well, such as Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Macbeth, and Hamlet. Although Shakespeare wrote historically themed plays, it is important to remember that he was not a historian. The characters and events from Shakespeare’s history plays are only loosely based on the actual persons and events.
Get your tickets now for ¡O Romeo! to see how Shakespeare and Dia de los Muertos have come together for a celebration of the dead! Visit www.milagro.org or call 503-236-7253 weekdays 9:30 .a.m. - 5:30 p.m. or visit our online box office at any time!
Shakespeare: Poeta, dramaturgo e invitado especial este Día de Muertos:
William Shakespeare, dramaturgo y poeta, es una de las figuras más prominentes de la historia literaria, y quizás uno de los personajes más misteriosos. Nació en Stratford-upon-Avon. No se sabe su fecha de nacimiento exactamente, pero la mayoría de escolares la calculan como el 23 de abril, 1564 debido a anotaciones de su bautismo tres días después. No se sabe mucho de su educación y niñez, ya que sólo obtuvo fama como adulto. Muchos escolares creen que asistió la escuela primaria en Stratford. Su manejo del latín y del griego clásico sugiere que los aprendió en la escuela, pero no hay ningún indicio que Shakespeare asistió a la universidad.Cuando tenía 18 años, Shakespeare se casó con su novia de 26 años, Anne Hathaway el 28 de noviembre, 1582. Varios meses después, el 26 de mayo, 1583, nació su primera hija, Susanna. Aproximadamente dos años después, Anne dio la luz a gemelos Judith y Hamnet.
En 1592, el dramaturgo londinense Robert Greene se burló de Shakespeare y su obra porque Shakespeare se había jactado de ser un escritor tan talentoso como los dramaturgos ya famosos en Londres. El comentario de Greene indica que Shakespeare surgió en Londres alrededor de 1588, y empezó a establecerse como actor y dramaturgo prometedor. Shakespeare trabajaba con los Hombres de Lord Chamberlain, una compañía de teatro que luego cambaría a ser los King’s Men. Shakespeare y su grupo se convirtieron en la compañía más importante en el teatro londinense y los favoritos de la realeza y los espectadores.
La historia y la vida personal de Shakespeare influyeron en sus obras. Varias de sus obras se clasifican como obras históricas. Estas llevan el nombre del personaje principal: Enrique IV parte 1 y 2, Enrique V, Enrique VI partes 1-3, Enrique VIII, El rey Juan, Ricardo II y Ricardo III. Algunas obras trágicas también enfocan en figuras históricas, por ejemplo, Julio César, Antonio y Cleopatra, Coriolano, Macbeth y Hamlet. Aunque Shakespeare escribió obras con temas históricos, no se puede olvidar que sus obras históricas son solamente libremente basadas en las personas y eventos reales.
Compre sus entradas hoy mismo para ¡O Romeo! y disfrute de la union de Shakespeare y el Dia de los Muertos. Visite www.milagro.org o llamenos al 503-236-7253 de lunes a viernes de 9:30 .a.m. - 5:30 p.m. o en nuestra taquilla en internet ¡las 24 horas del día!
SOURCES/FUENTES:
Relación cronológica de las obras de Shakespeare: http://www.bardweb.net/plays/timeline.html
Los hijos de Shakespeare: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearechildren.html
Biografía de Shakespeare: http://www.bardweb.net/man.html
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeares-plays/play-types/history-plays/
http://www.richard111.com/richard_iii__shakespeare.htm
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeares-plays/play-types/history-plays/
Shakespeare and the traditions of the Aztec, Maya and Catholics!
By Tony Zamorano - español abajo
With the opening
night of ¡O Romeo! right
around the corner, along with this year’s celebration of Día de los
Muertos (Day of the Dead), now is an appropriate time to
look at the importance of both the holiday and the integration of it into
William Shakespeare’s work. Join us, along with Hamlet, Yorick, Titania,
and many others from Shakespeare’s plays, to celebrate this year’s Día de los Muertos!
Día de los
Muertos is one of Mexico’s most profound and culturally defining holidays, combining
Aztec, Mayan, and Catholic beliefs to highlight the heritage embodied by country’s diverse people. From the tradition of gaining
luck by biting into the rubber skull baked into the pan de muerto (bread
of the dead) in Puebla, to the religious practice of worshiping the dead in
remembrance of their loved ones in Cuilapan, Oaxaca, this holiday enables all
of Mexico to show appreciation for not only their ancestors and family, but
also their traditions and culture as a country. Although each region
celebrates the holiday in a different way, it brings the community together on
November 1st and 2nd to remember their loved ones.
With the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death coming up
on April 23, 2016, this year’s integration of Shakespeare and Dia de los
Muertos is a great way to remember a man who altered
the landscape of drama in dominant Western culture. Shakespeare changed
the way his world viewed tragedy, comedy, satire, and social constructs through
plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and A Midsummer’s
Night’s Dream, among others. As such, ¡O Romeo! embraces both the comedic
and tragic elements of theatre that perfectly blends the two for this year’s
celebration.
Save money on tickets by attending the public preview on Oct 16! Tickets for this night only are $16 when bought in advance!
¡O Romeo! A Latino look at Shakespeare's dead heroes
In ¡O Romeo! Shakespeare is alive but not well at all. His time draws near and friends from “the other side” have begun to visit! But are these friends real or simply the creations of his imagination? Hamlet, Ophelia, Titania and more circle his deathbed while he fights to write his last play! Has he gone mad? Is he reading too many stories of the New World? What surprises will the joy of Día de los Muertos bring to the beloved Bard?
Get your ticket now for ¡O Romeo! and discover the crazy adventure the dead have prepared for Shakespeare! visit www.milagro.org or at Call 503-236-7253 weekdays 9:30 .a.m -5:30 p.m. or visit our online box office at any time
Coming up: Day of the Dead and ¡Viva Milagro!

On Friday, October 17, get ready to join Shakespeare and his characters in the Land of the Dead, with ¡O ROMEO!, Milagro’s 20th original Day of the Dead production. Come early and tour the creative and inspiring Día de los Muertos altar exhibit in El Zócalo, curated by local artist Pepe Moscoso.

Silent Auction Sneak preview:
This summer, we at Milagro have been especially blessed with a wealth of Mexican and Latin American art and textiles that have been donated to the theatre, many of which will be up for bid during the ¡Viva Milagro! Silent Auction.
Over the years, Board President John Rodarte has brought back some sensational pieces found on his many visits to Mexico, and this year is no exception. Thank you, John! You have exceptional taste, and Milagro is better for it!
Catrina Dolls by Sabino Arroyo, an artisan living in Mexico and the protege of Juan Torres, who is considered the maestro of this art form.
Huichol art by Luis Castro
Shadow boxes
Intaglios by Nicolás de Jesús
Finally, Rob Singer, formerly of Scappoose, Oregon, graciously donated a gorgeous oil painting by Nicaraguan artist Alejandro Benito Cabrera.
Be sure to come to ¡Viva Milagro! to bid on your favorite items and bring a little Día de Muertos to your home!
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