June 29 – July 1, 2023 – The Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
Touring in the 2024-25 season
Originally developed as part of Once There Were Six Seasons (2019)
Written by Griceld Silva, Caroline Reck and Indigo Rael
Directed by Caroline Reck
Lighting Design by Rachel Atkinson Sound Design by Louis Espinoza Scenic Design by Caroline Reck Costume Design by CB Goodman and Caroline Reck Graphic / Video Design by Indigo Rael
Performed by Indigo Rael and Adam Martinez, featuring Eva McQuade
Animations by Annie McCall
Scenic Construction by Connor Hopkins Stage Management by Zac Crofford Videography by Wylie Maercklein and Tyler Skot Carpenter
Lucha Libre in the Global Arena is a bilingual show featuring wrestlers who represent solutions for Climate Crisis: Alternative Energy, Carbon Capture, El Resourcerer, and Zorro Waste. These luchadores each have their own plan to save Planet Earth, but they”ll need to overlook their differences and work together to defeat the ultimate combatant, Max Extinction.
Blending the Mexican form of Lucha Libre with digital media and puppets, two actors perform six characters en español e ingles to wrestle their way to a global solution for Climate Change.
Characters originally workshopped by
Caroline Reck, Indigo Rael, Rommel Sulit, Zac Crofford, Connor Hopkins, Marina Deyoe-Pedraza, Adam Martinez, Kelly Hasandras, Stephanie Vasquez Fonseca, and Justin Scalise
