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Written and Directed by Elena Velasco
June 9-25, 2023 Best for children ages 3-6 and their families |
Iris is excited about taking a trip to el parque with Abuela! But while getting ready, Iris has a hard time deciding what color shirt to wear. As Iris and Abuela explore each of the colors, they discover the different ways colors appear in the world and their own unique beauty. Abuela reminds Iris that each color lives inside everyone, so even if we choose one, the rainbow is always a part of us.
Told through vibrant imagery, dynamic movement, and a beautiful soundscape, this sensory-rich production is inspired by a Zapoteca myth and Quechua legends about the rainbow.
Best for children ages 3-6 and their families
Told through vibrant imagery, dynamic movement, and a beautiful soundscape, this sensory-rich production is inspired by a Zapoteca myth and Quechua legends about the rainbow.
Best for children ages 3-6 and their families
Production Schedule:
June 9, 15, 17, 22, & 24 at Theatre on the Run, Arlington VA
June 11, 18 & 25 at The Lyceum, Alexandria VA
June 11, 18 & 25 at The Lyceum, Alexandria VA
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Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at:
Theatre on the Run 3700 S Four Mile Run Dr, Arlington, VA 22206 |
Sundays at:
The Lyceum 201 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314 |
Artistic Team
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Elena Velasco (Creator & Director)
Raven (she/her) is a director, an actor, and an activist currently residing in the Washington, DC area. A proud member of Actor's Equity Association, she has performed all across the country with professional companies such as Virginia Repertory Theatre, Synetic Theatre, Hampstead Stage Company, The National Theatre for Children, and The John F. Kennedy Center's Theatre for Young Audiences. Raven has also worked as a teaching artist and children's theatre director with Educational Theatre company, Cadence Theatre Company, and at Henrico High School Center for the Arts. She is an active Company Member with Only Make Believe DC and Synetic Theatre and serves as a Board Member and Facilitator with The Conciliation Project whose mission is "to promote, through active and challenging dramatic work, open and honest dialogue about racism and oppression in America in order to repair its damaging legacy." |
Christopher Michael Richardson
(Co-Creator, Co-Director, Composer, & Video Editor )
Christopher (he/him) is an actor, director, and teaching artist in the Washington D.C. area. He is the creator/composer of Everyday Magic, an interactive digital series with Arts on the Horizon, and has appeared in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical) at The John F. Kennedy Center TYA(Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding TYA Production); Gun & Powder at Signature Theatre; Matilda at Olney Theatre Center; You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown at Imagination Stage (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding TYA Production); The Wiz at Ford’s Theatre (Helen Hayes Nomination, Supporting Actor); The Book of Will at Round House Theatre; and Macbeth at The Shakespeare Theatre. He holds a B.A. in English and Theatre from The College of William & Mary.
www.cmrich.me
(Co-Creator, Co-Director, Composer, & Video Editor )
Christopher (he/him) is an actor, director, and teaching artist in the Washington D.C. area. He is the creator/composer of Everyday Magic, an interactive digital series with Arts on the Horizon, and has appeared in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (The Musical) at The John F. Kennedy Center TYA(Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding TYA Production); Gun & Powder at Signature Theatre; Matilda at Olney Theatre Center; You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown at Imagination Stage (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding TYA Production); The Wiz at Ford’s Theatre (Helen Hayes Nomination, Supporting Actor); The Book of Will at Round House Theatre; and Macbeth at The Shakespeare Theatre. He holds a B.A. in English and Theatre from The College of William & Mary.
www.cmrich.me
Kelly Colburn (Virtual Background Designer and Animator)
Kelly (she/they/Kelly) is DC-based multi-disciplinary artist working as a producer, director, projections & multimedia designer, and deviser for live performance. She is the Artistic Lead for Theatre at Flying V as well as the Digital Producer at Theater Alliance. She is a DCCAH Fellowship Awardee, a recipient of a 2019 Helen Hayes Award for Lighting/Projections Design for Blood At The Root (co-received with Alberto Segarra), a 2017-2018 NextLOOK Resident and a recipient of the 2018 Jim Henson Puppetry Grant. BFA NYU Tisch ’11 | MFA UMD ’18.
www.kellycolburn.com
Alexa Duimstra (Costume Designer)
Alexa (she/her) is a DC area costume designer and illustrator. Previous work includes The Madness of Poe and Snow Queen at Synetic Theater, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Candide at Gallaudet University.
You can check out her other work at alexaduimstra.com
Brian Gillick (Props Designer)
Brian (they/them) is excited to be joining Arts on the Horizon! Prior credits include This Bitter Earth and Going to a Place Where You Already Are (Theater Alliance); Coriolanus and The Trojan Women Project (Brave Spirits Theatre); Truth and Beauty Bombs: A Softer World and Very Still and Hard to See (Rorschach Theatre). Brian graduated in 2014 from the University of North Carolina: School of the Arts with a BFA in set design.
Natalie Cutcher (Present Box Artisan)
Natalie (she/her) is a proud company member and teaching artist with Arts on the Horizon. She wears many hats including deviser, director, performer, prop builder, and has a pretty green thumb to boot. Some of her memorable projects include assisting Matthew McGee with the Audrey puppets for Constellation's Little Shop of Horrors and creating Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop with Amanda Forstrom here at Arts on the Horizon.
