Too Queer To Fear with Ricardo Sebastián

Notes On Notes On Notes with Mara Vélez Meléndez

For our Season 3 finale, David and Joey chat with playwright Mara Vélez Meléndez about making her Off-Broadway debut as Sol 7, decolonizing gender, and the queerness of the multiverse. Mara Vélez Meléndez (she/her) is a playwright born and raised in Puerto Rico. Her Off-Broadway debut will take place in 2022 with Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Board Members, produced by Soho Rep in partnership with The Sol Project. She also adapted the upcoming Spotify/Gimlet podcast, Case 63. Mara was a 2020-2021 Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow and is currently a member of Ars Nova’s PlayGroup. Connect with Mara (she/her) Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/flordemara_/] Twitter [https://mobile.twitter.com/flordemara_] Connect with David (he/they) Website [http://www.davidmendizabal.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/] Connect with Joey (they/them) Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes] Follow The Sol Project Website [http://www.solproject.org/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc] This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacarías (she/they) Website [https://www.iriszdesigns.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/]

Writing It Out with Dominic Colón

In this episode, David and Joey chat with Dominic Colón, the inaugural recipient of Donja R. Love and National Queer Theater’s Write it Out! (WIO!) Prize, about the power artists have to shape and shift culture, the importance of prioritizing self-preservation, and the impact of people living with HIV telling their own stories. Dominic Colón is an award-winning writer and actor from the Bronx. Recent plays include Prospect Ave. or The Miseducation of Juni Rodriguez (Rattlestick Theater). His play The War I Know has been developed by the Latinx Playwrights Circle, LAByrinth Theater Company (2021 Barn Series), and SOLFEST (2021). His short play Where Are Our Angels? was a recipient of the 2021 Latinx Playwrights Circle & Pregones/PRTT Greater Good Commission. Selected directing credits include: The War I Know (LAByrinth), Eduardo Machado’s Marquitas (Rattlestick Theater/Pride Plays), and Episodes 4-6 of The MTA Radio Plays at Rattlestick Theater. Colón’s half-hour television pilot Papi made the inaugural Latinx TV List, a curated list of the 10 most promising pilots created by Latinx writers. He was recently selected to be a part of the inaugural cohort of the Sundance Uprise Grant and is currently a staff writer on the upcoming Netflix series Pink Marine. Connect with Dominc (he/him) https://www.instagram.com/dominiccolon/?hl=en https://twitter.com/DominicColon?s=20&t=LbcDHIkytPdrt8JxNDSGfQ Connect with David (he/they) http://www.davidmendizabal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/ Connect with Joey (they/them) https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/ https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes Follow The Sol Project http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/ https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacarías (she/they) https://www.iriszdesigns.com/ https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/

Teatro Vista with Lorena Diaz & Wendy Mateo

On this episode, David and Joey chat with the newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors of Teatro Vista in Chicago, Lorena Diaz and Wendy Mateo, about shared leadership, how joy can be your currency, and their incredible 20+ year relationship. Lorena Diaz, a "Made in Chicago" hybrid of Peruvian Indigenous descent and American Latino swagger, has bounced between Chicago's theater and comedy scenes for 15 years. She is familiar to Teatro Vista audiences for portraying Carolina in the company's acclaimed 2018 world premiere The Madres by Stephanie Alison Walker. She subsequently co-directed Teatro Vista's 2019 premiere of Walker's sequel, The Abuelas. Her many other collaborations include work with Jo Cattell and Steppenwolf 1700 (Tumbao, a live radio play), iO Chicago (People in the City), Mike Oquendo Productions, Goodman, Playground Theatre and The Second City. She is most commonly known for her work over six seasons as the snarky Nurse Doris on Dick Wolf's Chicago Med, Fire and PD franchise. Wendy Mateo is a Chicago-based comedian, actor, writer, director and filmmaker. Mateo has been seen throughout the city's stages including Lookingglass Theatre, where she is an artistic associate, Steppenwolf 1700, and Playground Theater. Her directing credits include the 2018 play Not for Sale 2.0 by Guadalis Del Carmen at UrbanTheater Company. On TV she performs in shows like NBC's Chicago PD, as guest star Chicago Med, and as "Ronnie" in Station Eleven on HBO. Aside from her focus on expanding representation in media, Mateo is also an equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant and facilitator with the Nova Collective and her own consulting company, Ina Consulting. Connect with Lorena (she/her) https://www.instagram.com/itslorenadiaz/?hl=en Connect with Wendy (she/her) https://www.wendymateo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/itswendymateo/?hl=en Follow Teatro Vista https://www.teatrovista.org/ https://www.facebook.com/TeatroVista/ https://twitter.com/TeatroVista https://www.instagram.com/teatrovista/ https://www.youtube.com/user/TeatroVistaChicago Connect with David (he/they) http://www.davidmendizabal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/ Connect with Joey (they/them) https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/ https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes Follow The Sol Project http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/ https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacarías (she/they) https://www.iriszdesigns.com/ https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/

All‘s Well That Ends Well with Daphne Rubin-Vega

Joey flies solo this week as they chat with the incomparable Daphne Rubin-Vega about unlocking creativity during the pandemic, finding one’s community, and her upcoming film, ALLSWELL, co-written and co-produced with Elizabeth Rodriguez and Liza Colón-Zayas. Daphne recently wrapped the film ALLSWELL and can be seen in the Netflix release, TICK TICK BOOM, directed by Lin Manuel Miranda, as well as the Warner Bros feature IN THE HEIGHTS, directed by Jon Chu, playing ‘Daniela.’  She shot the Netflix series SOCIAL DISTANCE, produced by Jenji Kohan and Tara Hermann, and SAME STORM, the newest Peter Hedges film, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. A staple of the New York theater community, Daphne earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of ‘Mimi’ in the original cast of RENT, and another for ANNA IN THE TROPICS. Daphne was ‘Luisa Lopez’ on KATY KEENE, the CW spinoff of RIVERDALE and on the Netflix series, TALES OF THE CITY. She starred in the musical, MISS YOU LIKE HELL at The Public Theater, and in the one-woman show EMPANADA LOCA, which was written for her.  She helped adapt the play into the scripted podcast, THE HORROR OF DOLORES ROACH, which is currently in production for Amazon/Blumhouse TV. Connect with Daphne (she/her) https://www.instagram.com/daphnerubinvega/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/daphnerubinvega/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/daphnerubinvega?s=20 [https://twitter.com/daphnerubinvega?s=20] Connect with David (he/they) http://www.davidmendizabal.com/ [http://www.davidmendizabal.com/] https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/ [https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/] Connect with Joey (they/them) https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/ [https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/] https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes [https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes] Follow The Sol Project http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html [http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html] https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/ [https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/] https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/ [https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/] https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc [https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc] This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacarías (she/they) https://www.iriszdesigns.com/ [https://www.iriszdesigns.com/] https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/ [https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/]

Too Queer To Fear with Ricardo Sebastián

David and Joey chat with creative entrepreneur Ricardo Sebastián about the origin and launch of Arraygency, the beauty in taking ownership of one’s journey, and how meaningful partnerships are a key ingredient to success. Ricardo Sebastián is a first-generation Mexican-American, a longtime entrepreneur, and community organizer who recently came out as nonbinary. They have dedicated their career to supporting creatives and nonprofit organizations across the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, Paris, London and Australia. Past clients include Gage John Lazare, Mamma Cuisine, Julius LaCour, Diego Montoya and Habitat for Humanity New York City. Ricardo began managing Jason Rodriguez in 2019 and is taking this next step to spotlight the importance of BIPOC, Queer and Trans representation in all spaces. Connect with Ricardo (they/them) https://www.ricardoxsebastian.com/ [https://www.ricardoxsebastian.com/] https://www.instagram.com/ricardoxsebastian/ [https://www.instagram.com/ricardoxsebastian/] Connect with Arraygency https://www.arraygency.com/ [https://www.arraygency.com/] https://www.instagram.com/arraygency/ [https://www.instagram.com/arraygency/] https://twitter.com/Arraygency_ [https://twitter.com/Arraygency_] Connect with David (he/they) http://www.davidmendizabal.com/ [http://www.davidmendizabal.com/] https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/ [https://www.instagram.com/its_daveed/] Connect with Joey (they/them) https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/ [https://www.instagram.com/mxjoeyreyes/] https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes [https://twitter.com/mxjoeyreyes] Follow The Sol Project http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html [http://www.solproject.org/about-us.html] https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/ [https://www.facebook.com/solprojectnyc/] https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/ [https://www.instagram.com/solprojectnyc/] https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc [https://twitter.com/solprojectnyc] This episode was mixed and edited by Iris Zacarías (she/they) https://www.iriszdesigns.com/ [https://www.iriszdesigns.com/] https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/ [https://www.instagram.com/irismarcelina/]