Jose "Cha Cha" Jimenez, co-founder of the Young Lords Organization, is an aging civil rights revolutionary being visited by voices from his past as he recounts key moments in his life with the help of his best friend, Billy "Che" Brooks. The play reconnects the audience with the birth of the Young Lords as a gang in 1960's Chicago to a groundbreaking and radical political organization helping reshape the politics of the city. Through the eyes of Cha Cha and Che, we're able to look at historical events that shaped not only the city of Chicago but future generations of social activists. The characters are an amalgamation of key individuals in Cha Cha and Che's life, they guide not only the protagonists but the audience as well to rediscover forgotten American history of Puerto Ricans in Chicago.

CAST

Ivan Vega (CHA CHA JIMENEZ), Stanley King (CHE), Claudia Quesada (ENSEMBLE), Kevin Cruz (ENSEMBLE), David Gordan-Johnson (ENSEMBLE), Alexis Janae (ENSEMBLE), Abigail Pinon (ENSEMBLE), Joshua David Thomas


​UNDERSTUDIES

Bryan Alvarado (ENSEMBLE u/s), Antonio Cruz (ENSEMBLE u/s)


PRODUCTION TEAM

Producing Artistic Director Miranda González (Director), Antonio Bruno (Producer/Managing Director), Sofie Schmeltzer (Stage Manager), Ashley Nicole and Vee Villarreal (Asst. Stage Manager), Ariel Beller (Production Manager), Harrison Ornelas (Scenic Designer), Darlene Moyeno (Technical Director), Zuzel García (Lighting Designer), Duncan Hon (Master Electrician), Steve Labedz (Sound Designer), Eme (Projection Designer), Ariel Beller (Properties Designer), Sarah Albrecht (Costume Designer), Jyreika Guest (Movement Director)


Photos by Monica Montoya