The Promise

by José Rivera
Photos by @richsoublet and @millieroot

Production Dates: November 17–19, 2023
Venue: Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre, UC San Diego
Director: Ludmila de Brito

Director

Artistic Team

Cast

Guzmán: Ricardo Lozano
Alegria: Kenneth Ray
Malinche: Nate B. Smith
Lilia: Kat Peña
Lolín: Colby Muhammad
Milton: Diego Gonzalez
Carmelo / Hiberto (Nov. 17th & 18th): Noé Castrejón
Carmelo (Nov. 30th, Dec. 1st–2nd): Germainne Lebrón
Priest: Sophia Marcos-Jeronimo
Woman in Shroud: Mercedes Rockin
Spirit People: Scarlett Arreola, Gabriella Marie Johnson, Mars Stern

Understudies

Guzmán / Priest: Vincent Del Rio
Alegria / Milton: Ivan Quezada
Malinche / Spirit: Jessica Ragsac
Lilia: Rachel Daguman
Lolín: Mercedes Rockin

Stage Management and Production Team

Production Stage Manager: Stephanie Diana Carrizales
Assistant Stage Managers: Lily Fitzsimmons, Fabricio Apuy Novella
Production Assistant: Kyle Liu
Production Manager: Laura Manning
Technical Director: Daniel Capiro
Paints Supervisor: Vicki Erbe
Props Shop Supervisor: Jeni Cheung
Costume Shop Supervisor: Jan Mah
Electrics Supervisor: Mike Doyle
Audio & Video Supervisor: Steve Negrete

Creative Team

Director: Ludmila Cardoso de Brito
Assistant Directors: Sydney Enthoven, Lucy Cai
Dramaturgs: Haia R’nana Bchiri, Mia Van Deloo
Research Assistant: Mia Van Deloo
Choreographer: Jessica Ragsac
Scenic Designer: Eleanor Williams
Assistant Scenic Designer: Frank Seed
Costume Designer: Anabel Olguin
Assistant Costume Designers: Kieran Padgett, Nena Lockhart
Lighting Designer: Stephaney Knapp
Assistant Lighting Designer: Madison Novitski
Sound Designer: Harper Justus
Assistant Sound Designer: Madison Novitski
Drum Captain: Sophia Marcos-Jeronimo
Drumming Coach: Carlos Blanco
Bomba Coach: Jade Power-Sotomayor
Dialect Coach: Andrea Caban
Theatre Auntie: Siobhan Brown
Cultural Consultant: Nic Rodriguez Villafane
Student Advocate: Julie Burelle