Middleton Heights (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Stage Company presents its first full-length play commission, created by playwright Hortense Gerardo.

Middleton Heights is a dark comedy that follows Meena and her Filipino family as they assimilate to life in a fictional Midwestern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The play traces historical events from 1967 to 2014 and the pursuit of the American Dream, refracted through the intersectional lens of the Asian American Pacific Islander immigrant experience.

This production is directed by Michelle Aguillon, who has helmed several popular productions for The Umbrella Stage, including Kate Hamill's Dracula, August Wilson's Fences, Joy Luck Club, To Kill a Mockingbird, and True West, which earned a DASH Award for Best Production (Play). Aguillon and Gerardo have collaborated frequently on recent pandemic projects, including Incantation for The Umbrella Stage @Home New Works series and Scensation for the Boston Theater Marathon XXIII, among others.

The Umbrella Stage Company was also pleased to present a special program on October 30, 2021 exploring the Filipino American Experience through the dramatic writing and production process as part of the 2021 Concord Festival Authors. Following an interactive discussion with playwright Hortense Gerardo, director Michelle Aguillon, and actors Jude Torres, Liza Fermin-Granada, and Justin Budinoff they presented a short scene-in-progress from the commissioned World Premiere. More background about this project at https://theumbrellaarts.org/production/middleton-heights

PERFORMANCES
09/30/2022 - 8:00pm
03/31/2023 - 8:00pm
04/02/2023 - 3:00pm
04/06/2023 - 8:00pm
04/07/2023 - 8:00pm
04/08/2023 - 8:00pm
04/09/2023 - 3:00pm
04/13/2023 - 8:00pm
04/14/2023 - 8:00pm
04/15/2023 - 8:00pm
04/16/2023 - 3:00pm
04/20/2023 - 8:00pm
04/21/2023 - 3:00pm
04/22/2023 - 3:00pm
04/23/2023 - 3:00pm

The Umbrella is ADA accessible, a proud partner in the Massachusetts Cultural Council's EBT Card-to-Culture program, and provides free parking and free admission to its visual arts galleries.

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