The run is sold out but standby is available 30 minutes before curtain!
https://www.nextstoptheatre.org/intheheights
https://www.nextstoptheatre.org/intheheights
"…Vibrant…a production on a scale with the best of the region…Every member of the cast is magnificent." - Peter Orvetti, MD Theatre Guide. mdtheatreguide.com/2023/05/theatre-review-in-the-heights-at-nextstop-theatre-company/
"NextStop Theatre’s ‘In the Heights’ is sheer theatrical excellence...one of the most vibrant, engrossing, and well-produced smaller professional theater productions I’ve had the opportunity to see in a long time." - Alexandra Brown, DC Theatre Arts. https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/06/02/nextstop-theatres-in-the-heights-is-sheer-theatrical-excellence/
"Director Elena Velasco and choreographer Stefan Sittig stage the show's musical numbers with flair and verve." - Peter Rouleau, Broadway World.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Review-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-at-NextStop-Theatre-Company-2023052
"NextStop Theatre’s ‘In the Heights’ is sheer theatrical excellence...one of the most vibrant, engrossing, and well-produced smaller professional theater productions I’ve had the opportunity to see in a long time." - Alexandra Brown, DC Theatre Arts. https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/06/02/nextstop-theatres-in-the-heights-is-sheer-theatrical-excellence/
"Director Elena Velasco and choreographer Stefan Sittig stage the show's musical numbers with flair and verve." - Peter Rouleau, Broadway World.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/Review-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-at-NextStop-Theatre-Company-2023052
In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes. Directed by Elena Velasco, Choreographed by Stefan Sittig, Stage Managed by Fe Miranda, Music Direction by Marci Shegogue and Band Direction by Jake Null, Produced by Evan Hoffman. Featuring Oscar Salvador and Cristian Bustillos. Joseph Edwards Photography.
Just missed!
Mojada de Luis Alfaro. Dirección y coreografía de Elena Velasco. Producido de 1st Stage, Tysons, VA. Con Tori Gomez. Foto: Teresa Castracane.
"Elena Velasco’s task as director is admittedly a bit of a Herculean one. She has to bring together a number of ‘big ticket’ themes—more so than the burden Euripides carried in the original—and in the process, create a harmonious production that makes the unspeakable ending seem a logical, albeit tragic link in the chain of events. Velasco’s choices work, and to her credit, those choices imbue the actors with even more gravitas than they might otherwise have had. It is a fluid, haunting production where dialogue, pantomime, and even some dance combine to evoke the stuff of which nightmares are made." - Anne Valentino, MD Theatre Guide.
https://mdtheatreguide.com/2023/04/theatre-review-mojada-a-medea-in-los-angeles-at-1st-stage-theatre/
"Searing moments of magical realism - the simple, telling moments when the lights dim and the actors speak to the audience of their journey, history, pains, and dreams are when this production rises from the ordinary to the extraordinary." - Caroline Beck, DC Theatre Arts.
https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/04/24/a-searing-mojada-at-1st-stage-tells-tragedy-of-a-mexican-family-in-la/?fbclid=IwAR0NUV01cI7tIf0Ev4gEpWco5hHsH39jZ3F1jpbe013-LH443wISow4oJz4
https://mdtheatreguide.com/2023/04/theatre-review-mojada-a-medea-in-los-angeles-at-1st-stage-theatre/
"Searing moments of magical realism - the simple, telling moments when the lights dim and the actors speak to the audience of their journey, history, pains, and dreams are when this production rises from the ordinary to the extraordinary." - Caroline Beck, DC Theatre Arts.
https://dctheaterarts.org/2023/04/24/a-searing-mojada-at-1st-stage-tells-tragedy-of-a-mexican-family-in-la/?fbclid=IwAR0NUV01cI7tIf0Ev4gEpWco5hHsH39jZ3F1jpbe013-LH443wISow4oJz4
Earlier in 2023 at Central Square Theatre!
"There is much to admire and moments of considerable power in “Alma,” directed at Central Square Theater by Elena Velasco.
The director has devised a haunting visual finale to the production." - Don Aucoin, Boston Globe.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/27/arts/alma-an-uncertain-future-mother-daughter-caught-political-crossfire/
"Under Velasco’s taut direction, the action never stops." - Michele Markarian, Theatre Mirror. www.theatermirror.net/?p=6295
"Director Elena Velasco, Carney, and Lopez fostered a loving family. Even amidst the female roars and flying chanclas, it is obvious that Alma and Angel have a triumphant love for each other." - Kitty Drexel, New England Theatre Geek. https://www.netheatregeek.com/2023/03/08/we-would-do-anything-for-love-including-that-alma/
"Energetic direction" - David Greenham, The Arts Fuse.
https://artsfuse.org/268978/theater-review-alma-a-matter-of-justice/
Alma
de Benjamin Benne
Dirigida de Elena Velasco
"There is much to admire and moments of considerable power in “Alma,” directed at Central Square Theater by Elena Velasco.
The director has devised a haunting visual finale to the production." - Don Aucoin, Boston Globe.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/02/27/arts/alma-an-uncertain-future-mother-daughter-caught-political-crossfire/
"Under Velasco’s taut direction, the action never stops." - Michele Markarian, Theatre Mirror. www.theatermirror.net/?p=6295
"Director Elena Velasco, Carney, and Lopez fostered a loving family. Even amidst the female roars and flying chanclas, it is obvious that Alma and Angel have a triumphant love for each other." - Kitty Drexel, New England Theatre Geek. https://www.netheatregeek.com/2023/03/08/we-would-do-anything-for-love-including-that-alma/
"Energetic direction" - David Greenham, The Arts Fuse.
https://artsfuse.org/268978/theater-review-alma-a-matter-of-justice/
Alma
de Benjamin Benne
Dirigida de Elena Velasco
Alma, de Benjamin Benne. Dirigida de Elena Velasco. Producido de Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA. Con Luz Lopez y Karina Beleno Carney. Diseñadores - Erik D. Diaz (escenario); Andrea Sofia Sala (luces); Kiara Escalera (costumbres); Brendan F. Doyle (sonido), Jenn Butler (props). Equipo de regidor del teatro: Jenna Worden, Deidre Benson, Geena Forristall. Foto: Nile Scott Studios.
Directed and choreographed by Elena Velasco and produced by Keegan Theatre. Featured Delante Dates and Ruth Diaz (L-R). Projections Designs by Zavier Taylor (ZALT); Costumes by Imari Pyles; Set Design by Matthew Keenan; Props by Cindy Jacobs; Sound by Cresent Haynes; Stage Managed by Rachel Crawford. Photo credit - Cameron Whitman Photography.
Broadway World DC Regional Theatre for Young Audiences Winner!
The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (and her Dog!)
by Lauren Gunderson and Bree Lowdermilk
keegantheatre.com/portfolio/the-amazing-adventures-of-dr-wonderful-and-her-dog/
HELEN HAYES NOMINATION - OUTSTANDING PROJECTIONS DESIGN!
READ THE REVIEWS!
"The briskly-paced, bright, and cheerful musical captures that divine and fleeting moment in early childhood when the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred, and where a girl, her dog, and the boy from down the street can travel through the solar system without leaving her bedroom.” - Peter Orvetti, MD Theatre Guide
"The musical — book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson, music by Bree Lowdermilk, directed and choreographed by Elena Velasco — is interactive, full of facts about the sun and planets, and it’s immersive." - Sarah Shah, DC Theatre Arts
The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (and her Dog!)
by Lauren Gunderson and Bree Lowdermilk
keegantheatre.com/portfolio/the-amazing-adventures-of-dr-wonderful-and-her-dog/
HELEN HAYES NOMINATION - OUTSTANDING PROJECTIONS DESIGN!
READ THE REVIEWS!
"The briskly-paced, bright, and cheerful musical captures that divine and fleeting moment in early childhood when the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred, and where a girl, her dog, and the boy from down the street can travel through the solar system without leaving her bedroom.” - Peter Orvetti, MD Theatre Guide
"The musical — book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson, music by Bree Lowdermilk, directed and choreographed by Elena Velasco — is interactive, full of facts about the sun and planets, and it’s immersive." - Sarah Shah, DC Theatre Arts