FADE

By Tanya Saracho

Originally produced at Denver Center Theatre Co , Denver, CO

February 5, 2016 - March 13, 2016

About the Premiere Production:

(Mariana Fernández and Eddie Martinez. Provided by Adams Visual Communications.)

In this sharp, true-to-life new comedy, Mexican- American Lucia is hired to write for a Latina TV character in a cutthroat Hollywood TV studio. She soon discovers that the Latino studio custodian, Abel, has a windfall of plot ideas. As their friendship grows, his stories start to blur with hers with unexpected consequences. FADE is a standout new play from Tanya Saracho, whose writing “lands in that sweet spot between comedy and drama” (Chicago Tribune).

Cast: Mariana Fernández and Eddie Martinez.

Director: Jerry Ruiz

Dramaturg: Stephanie Ybarra

Scenic Design: Timothy R. Mackabee

Sound Design: Tyler Nelson

Lighting Design: Richard Devlin

Costume Design: Megan Anderson Doyle

Voice and Dialect Coach: Kathryn G. Maes, Ph.D

Stage Manager: Randall K. Lum

News:

• "A Latina in Hollywood explores class and culture in Denver's 'FADE'," The Denver Post, February 16, 2016
• "Tanya Saracho Has No Plans to ‘Fade’ Away," American Theatre, February 3, 2016
• "'FADE': You've never seen a woman like Lucia onstage before," DCPA Newscenter, January 13, 2016

Subsequent Productions:

• Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, IL November 4, 2017 - November 23, 2017 (Co-production with Teatro Vista)
• Trinity Repertory Co in Providence, RI December 5, 2019 - January 5, 2020
• Dallas Theater Center in Dallas, TX December 6, 2017 - January 7, 2018
• The Public Theater of San Antonio in San Antonio, TX August 13, 2020 - August 30, 2020
• Capital Stage in Sacramento, CA March 13, 2024 - April 14, 2024