Somewhere There Are Roosters
Written by Noelia Flores
Directed by GAMA VALLE
SYNOPSIS
After a failed date, Gloria is kidnapped and taken to a clandestine human auction where wealthy men bid on their victims. As she awaits her fate, memories of a childhood shaped by cockfights reveal that survival has always demanded unthinkable choices.
Bios
Noelia Flores (PLAYWRIGHT and Actress, GLORIA) is a Peruvian actress, playwright, and theater maker based in New York City. Her work examines migration, memory, colonialism, and systems of power through the experiences of Latin American women. She is the author of Somewhere There Are Roosters, IRMA, Who Awaits the Queen of Bolero?, and 1992, with productions in Peru and New York. As an actress, she received the TALIA New York Award for Best Monologue Performance and won the XV International Monologue Festival "Monologando Ando" at Teatro Círculo. Her recent credits include Diente de León (IAITI Theater), LLONTOP, DO NOT TURN OFF MY TELENOVELA, and Shooting Zombies. An AMDA alumna, she also holds a cum laude degree in Communications from Universidad de Lima and has been recognized by Peru's Ministry of Culture and IDEA Internacional for her artistic and community work.
Josafat Concepción (AUCTIONEER) is a New York City–based actor, filmmaker, and theater maker from the Canary Islands. Recent stage credits include Por Toda Eternidad by Emiliano López, directed by Pablo Jesús Gatto and premiered at Fuerza Fest, for which he received a TALIA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Period Play; The Space We Share, directed by Catalina Beltrán and presented by People's Theatre Project and Working Theater at the Whitney Museum of American Art; Mirada by Oscar Martínez, directed by Germán Jaramillo; and Intentions, written and directed by Joe Quattro at The Tank. His screen work spans experimental cinema, underground film, and independent productions, including roles in films by cult directors such as Lloyd Kaufman and Dylan Mars Greenberg.Filmmaking | Instagram | IMDbFilmmaking - cinematogrosso.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/josafat.concepcion/IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5248688/
Josafat Concepción (Subastador) es actor, cineasta y creador escénico radicado en la ciudad de Nueva York y originario de las Islas Canarias. Entre sus trabajos teatrales más recientes se encuentran Por Toda Eternidad, de Emiliano López, dirigida por Pablo Jesús Gatto y estrenada en Fuerza Fest, producción por la que recibió el Premio TALIA al Mejor Actor en una Obra de Época; The Space We Share, dirigida por Catalina Beltrán y presentada por People's Theatre Project y Working Theater en el Whitney Museum of American Art; Mirada, de Óscar Martínez, dirigida por Germán Jaramillo; e Intentions, escrita y dirigida por Joe Quattro en The Tank. Su trabajo en cine abarca el experimental, el underground y las producciones independientes, incluyendo papeles en películas de directores de culto como Lloyd Kaufman y Dylan Mars Greenberg.Cine | Instagram | IMDb
Gama Valle (DIRECTOR) (él/him) is a Puerto Rican writer, casting director and theatre director. He holds an M.F.A in Directing from The New School (New York City) and a B.A. in Drama from University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras). Gama is a proud member of New Light Theater Project and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. To learn more about Gama, please visit gamavalle.com