Give Me Carmelita Tropicana

by Alina Troyano and Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins

Directed by Eric Ting
Starring Carmelita Tropicana

Soho Rep
New York, NY
November 10 – December 22, 2024

Materials: Cuban LP samples, “Goldfish” mic, ETC OSC programming, AI drum stems, Spice Girls, signal splitter, karaoke clips, monochrome filter, gimbal

Co-Sound & Video Designer

Cast
Octavia Chavez-Richmond
Ugo Chukwu
Will Dagger
Keren Lugo
Alina Troyano

Creative Team
Co-Scenic Designer: Mimi Lien
Co-Scenic Designer: Tatian Kahvegian
Lighting Designer: Barbara Samuels
Associate Lighting Designer: Graham Gillis
Co-Sound & Video Designer: Tei Blow
Costume and Puppet Designer: Greg Corbino
Associate Costume Designer: Victoria Lowell
Co-Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer: Cookie Jordan
Co-Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer: Yamie Lopez-Ramirez
Co-Hair, Wig & Makeup Designer: Alberto “Albee” Alvarado
Wardrobe Supervisor: Hahnji Jang
Wig Supervisor: Courtney Horry
Props Supervisor: Thomas Jenkeleit
Assistant Director: Mariana Catalina
Production Stage Manager: Amanda Sayed
Assistant Stage Manager: Kayla Owen
Dialect Coach: Eliza Sampson
Casting Director: tbd casting co.
Production Manager: Brian Freeland
Associate Production Manager: Fatma Oukili

Production Team
Stage Management Production Assistant: Olivia McQuerry
Fight and Dance Caption: Keren Lugo
Technical Supervisor/Head Deck Carp: Jamil Chokachi
Deck Crew: Noah Grannum
Board Operator: De’Vaughn Shepherd
Production Electricians: Megan Lang & Paul Jones
Technical Director: Carl Whipple
Audio Head: Eamon Goodman
Lighting Programmer: Matt Steinberg
Lighting Programmer (Sub): Zach Benton
Production Assistant: Hannah Mitchell
Prompter: Adrian Costa

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