[theater] Fantasmitas: Cinco Sueños Regresando al Sur // SF
San Francisco Youth Theatre Presents: Fantasmitas: Cinco Sueños Regresando al Sur.
Follow the adventures of five first-generation Latine youth, separated from their families due to immigration policies.
This play mirrors real-life experiences of many migrants crossing the southern border and is perfect for a family night out.
*In Spanish with English Subtitles
Thursday, August 8 – 18th.
Z Space Below
450 Florida St., San Francisco, CA 94110| 415.626.0453
Schedule:
Tickets:
Student – $6 (plus fees)
Adult – $12 (plus fees)
Family Four Pack – $25 for four tickets ($6.75 per ticket, minimum four, plus fees)
Schedule:
Preview: August 8th @ 7:30pm
Evening Performances: August 9 & 10, 16 & 17 @ 7:30 pm
Matinees: August 11, 17, 18 @ 3pm
About theater:
Fantasmitas: Cinco sueños regresando al sur [Little Souls: Five Dreams Returning to the South] follows the adventures of five first-generation Latine youth, who have been separated from their families due to immigration policies.
The children embark on an exciting journey in hopes of reuniting with their loved ones. They escape zombies and coyotes, and search for the mythical one-eyed giant monsters known as ‘La Bestia.’ Along the way they discover their own superpowers which help them during the increasingly complex journey.
The play mirrors the real life experiences of many migrants crossing the southern border who dream of being reunited with loved ones once again. Fantasmitas is a play geared toward a multigenerational audience. It is full of comedy, suspense, and hope–the perfect story to enjoy with the whole family.
There will be a talkback with audience members after each performance.
Despite the show’s heavy subject matter, it is full of comedy, suspense, and hope, and is appropriate for multigenerational families, including young children. Playwright Oz Jiménez’s Fantasmitas: Cinco sueños regresando al sur held its world premiere in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico in 2019 and was slated to embark on an international tour prior to the global pandemic.
The fictional story was inspired by real-life stories experienced by Latine immigrants. Fantasmistas will mark Jimenez’s second play presented in the U.S, following Off the Tracks Theater’s production of Los Hombres Lobos Viven en Mi Closet Werewolves live in My Closet. Presented in its original written language, Spanish, featuring English supertitles, the show is directed by SFYT’s Spanish-Bilingual Program Director Dyana Díaz. Performed by SFYT’s DREAM Ensemble as an all-Latine cast: Andrea Ramirez-Mejia (Acorazado Tijuana); Christian Jimenez (Word for Word’s Citizen); Guillermo ‘Yiyo’’ Ornelas (The Travelers; Dirty White Teslas Make me Sad); Stephanie Barajas (I am Body; Chosen Fam); and the professional theatrical debut of 11 year-old, Genesis Ulloa. Fantasmitas seeks to bring in a new Latinx theater audience by telling a fun, fantastical, and familiar story in their own language.
