HELEN HAYES RECOMMENDED!
Hands on a Hardbody at Keegan Theatre 
Choreographed by Elena Velasco; Co-directed by Elena Velasco and Mark Rhea

"The choreography by Elena Velasco compliments each song well, especially during the songs, "Hunt with The Big Dogs" and "Born in Laredo."
ww.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/BWW-Review-HANDS-ON-A-HARDBODY-is-a-Cult-Classic-at-Keegan-Theatre-20190314

"...Audiences will undoubtedly “feel the joy” as they’re swept up into the trying but ultimately uplifting life stories of Hands on a Hardbody’s hearty competitors." - Missy Frederick, DC Theatre Scene
https://dctheatrescene.com/2019/03/13/review-hands-on-a-hardbody-gotta-have-that-truck/

"Co-Directed energetically by Elena Velasco and Mark A. Rhea, with enjoyable character-driven choreography by Velasco" - John Stoltenberg, DC Metro Theater Arts 
dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2019/03/13/review-hands-on-a-hardbody-at-the-keegan-theatre/

Creative Team: 
Directors: Elena Velasco and Mark A. Rhea
Choreographer:  Elena Velasco 
Music Director:  Jake Null
Stage Manager:  Alexis Hartwick
Set Design:  Matthew J. Keenan
Costume Designer:  Alison Samantha Johnson
Lighting Designer:  Jason Arnold
Properties Designer/Set Dressing: Cindy Landrum Jacobs
Projections Designer:  Richie Montgomery
Sound Designer:  Gordon Nimmo-Smith
Production Photography:  Cameron Whitman
Cast:  Andres Alejandro Ponce, Duane Richards II, John Loughney, Shayla Lowe, Willie Garner, Patrick M. Doneghy, Katie McManus, Valerie Adams Rigsbee, Gary DuBreuil, Beatrice Owens, Ramon Danie Rodriguez, Josh Sticklin, Caroline Dubberly, Kari Ginsberg, Chris Gillespie, Oscar Ceville, Dana Nearing, Selena Clyne-Galindo, Maggie Leigh Walker