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Una Noche de Magia

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Desi Moreno-Penson (Playwright) plays have been developed and produced at Ensemble Studio Theater, INTAR, Perishable Theater (Providence, RI), Henry Street Settlement, SPF-Summer Play Festival, The Downtown Urban Theater Festival @the Cherry Lane, Urban Theatre Company (Chicago), among others. Her play Beige is the winner of the 2016 National Latino Playwriting Award sponsored by Arizona Theater Company, a finalist for the 2016 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, semifinalist for the 2016 Princess Grace Award, and a semifinalist for the 2017 Blue Ink Playwriting Award sponsored by the American Blues Theater in Chicago. Another play Comida de Puta(F%&king Lousy Food) was the winner for the 2013 MultiStages New Works Contest, is a finalist for the 2014 O'Neill NPC, received Honorable Mention onThe Kilroys List for 2015, and received its world premiere production at the West End Theater, produced by MultiStages Theater Company, and directed by Lorca Peress. Her plays Ghost Light, Devil Land, Lazarus Disposed, and 3 to a Session: A Monster's Tale are all published by Broadway Play Publishing and her ten-minute play Spirit Sex: A Paranormal Romance, was selected for the short plays anthology "Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2010," published by Smith and Kraus. Desi is a member of the Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA, and the GTTRiver writers unit at the Lark Play Development Center. Many grateful and appreciative thanks to Jazmyn and Janelle of Step 1 Theatre Project for their amazing, passionate support, and much love to her sweet and wonderful hubby, Anthony.

Janelle Zapata Castellano (Director) Janelle is a producer and director from New Jersey. Her passions lie in creating platforms for underserved artists to present their work, which lead toward her co-Founding of Step1 Theatre Project. She seeks to tell honest stories that are not traditionally told, and wants to help create a world where art creation is accessible to all. She's thankful for the opportunity to work toward the goal of fostering a community of artists, where the objective is to grow together.

Jazmyn Arroyo (Lead Producer) is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of Step1 Theatre Project as well as a producer and performer who is passionate about the visibility and success of underrepresented voices in theatre. Jazmyn holds a BA from Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Program in Newark, NJ and has been involved in the NYC theatre community for ten years. During this time, she enjoyed performing in various productions as well as holding many different staff and volunteer positions for organizations like Planet Connections Theatre Festivity and The Tank. Although she enjoyed acting, she found a sense of urgency to assist and showcase underrepresented artists. She founded Step1 Theatre Project with the intention of not only producing work by underrepresented talent but assisting them with fully accessible resources and programs. She is determined to continue building an organization that can offer more tangible support and she is working every day towards realizing that vision.