Decaer, or and Waiting and

Playwright: Sónia Victoria Werner

Directors: Alex Oleksy and Francisco Morandi-Zerpa

Producer: Mitzy Jimenez

Set Designer: Alicia Cabrera

Lighting Designer: Alexander Kellarakos-Yepez and Alicia Cabrera Tactuk

Costume Designer: Jasmine Canjura

Sound Designer: Heather Wong

Composer: Sammy Rivas

Hair and Makeup Artists: Diandra Deonanan and Sónia Victoria Werner

Dramaturg: Melina Rabin

Stage Manager: Alexander Kellarakos-Yepez

Performer: Laisa Garcia, Grace Santos, Gianna Micili, Susana Gómez, Victor Andres Marroquin, Maya Claridge, Bianca Sofia Martel, Marjorie Murillo, Alana Markel, Serena Phillips, Giovanna Dalla Vecchia D’Assunção, Rafael Bryant, Leyla Nikfarjam

At its core, Decaer or and Waiting and is an experiential dramedy centered around the individual grieving process within a culture that historically prioritizes the collective. It’s a story about the loss and mortality of an individual amidst the self-discovery of another. Through various vignettes, it explores themes such as Spanish/Catalan/Latinx mythology, the impact of language barriers on understanding, the transitions between the stages of grief, celebration and grief in community, the distance between three realms of life (Womb, World, Afterlife), and a fragmented identity, triumph, and concept of ‘you’.

Photographer: by Alicia Cabrera Tactuk