La Mezcla

La Mezcla

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La Mezcla episodes

  • E46 - Andrea Thome Is a Chilean Costa Rican Wisconsinite

    COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW AT CAVEAT IN MANHATTAN: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/la-mezcla--3-19-2020


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    Andrea Thome is a Chilean/Costa Rican-American playwright. Her play Pinkolandia received the Lark Play Development Center’s Launching New Plays fellowship and a rolling world premiere at INTAR, Austin’s Salvage Vanguard Theater, Two River Theater (NJ), and 16th Street Theater (Chicago). For the Public Theater, Thome created Troy with Public Works’ ACTivate Ensemble. Her plays include Undone (Queens College, Victory Gardens, Lark), Worm Girl (Cherry Red Productions) and her play translations have been produced by the Public, CTG, La Jolla Playhouse and others. Thome co-directs FULANA, an all-Latina satire collective, has directed the Lark’s Mexico-U.S. Playwright Exchange Program since 2006, and teaches theater at SUNY Purchase. Residencies include Blue Mountain Center, MacDowell, SPACE on Ryder Farm and Keen Company. She was a New Dramatists resident from 2009-2016. Andrea teaches theater at SUNY Purchase college.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • E45- Eric Cunningham is a Good Little Boy

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    Eric Cunningham is a comedy writer of Mexican descent, currently Senior Writer at Broadway Video. He just wrapped as a creative producer on both NBC's "Holidays with the Houghs" and "The Kids Tonight Show," Jimmy Fallon's new series on Peacock.  


    Eric also hosts “What’s the Big Idea?” at Caveat, and created Night Late, UCB's long-running celebrity-hosted late night talk show

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    1 hr 1 min
  • E44 - Lizzy Anna Lincoln Crushes at Quinceañeras

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    About Lizzy: Lizzy Ana Lincoln is an actor, improviser, and freelance producer originally from Austin, Texas. She founded and helps produce The Paper Kraine, a semi-monthly new works performance night in the East Village operating since 2016. Her producing credits include Little League (with Three Hares: Audience Favorite and Best Comedy at Frigid Fest), a workshop of Welcome to the Doll Den (with Electric Eye Ensemble) and cleaning up a stage covered in vegan gravy and star shaped confetti. Catch her with Manta Ray Police Force, her indie improv team, or singing little songs to her foster cats. @brooklyninsomnicat for animal rescue work, @paperkraine productions to come make an art with us, and @lizzylink for human life 

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    1 hr 3 min
  • E43 - Domenica Feraud Does Not Use Hotmail

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    About Domenica: Born and raised in NYC and the proud daughter of dos Ecuatorionos, Domenica Feraud's recently made her Off-Broadway stage debut as both a playwright and actor in Rinse, Repeat at Signature Theatre. Other Off-Broadway: The Wild Parrots of Campbell (Cherry Lane Studio Theatre). TV: Law & Order SVU. Film: Betafish, and the upcoming Life After You. BFA from The Stella Adler Studio of Acting at NYU.

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    58 min
  • E42 - Robin Virginie Was Dutch Annie
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    • About Robin: Robin Virginie is a New York City-based actor and writer. Theatrical credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, Into The Woods, the US national tour of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and the original Dutch cast of Spring Awakening. Robin is an ensemble member of the New York Neo-Futurists where she performs, writes and directs for their ongoing and ever-changing theatrical experiment, The Infinite Wrench. As a voice actor she can be heard in various projects across Europe and the US for Nickelodeon, Disney, Netflix and more. Robin is a proud immigrant of African, South American, and European descent and is always very nice when asked  'What are you?’"

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      50 min
    • E41 - Mike Turner Drinks Far Too Much Caffeine

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      About Mike: Mike is an NYC based actor, novelist, and an NYU-Tisch alum. A proud member of Actors Equity, some of Mike’s recent credits include Night of the Iguana (American Repertory Theater, dir. Michael Wilson), Lucy Thurber’s Orpheus In the Berkshires (Williamstown), Arthur Laurents’ The Enclave (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), and Katie Cappiello’s JOY (Fridge Fest), to name a few. Mike is currently the face of the self-care app Bloom (available in App Stores everywhere) and in the process of publishing the first book in his dystopian fantasy trilogy, The Creators. Instagram: @miketurnernyc Website: www.MikeTurnerNYC.com

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      1 hr 9 min
    • E40 - Raji Ahsan Should Be The New Geico Guy

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      About Raji: Raji is an actor and teacher based in New York City. After training under Alec Baldwin and others, he completed his degree at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2013. He has worked on television and in theater, both regionally and in New York City, off Broadway. He is most passionate about teaching others how deep, diaphragmatic breathing can carry them through high-stakes situations in their lives, lessening the effects of momentary trauma and increasing the possibility of bravely speaking the truth with clarity. @rajiahsan / rajiahsan.com

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      1 hr 1 min
    • E39 - Viviana Valeria Is Not a Funny Machine

      Buy Tickets to see Viviana in "Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven" at the Atlantic Theater Company: https://atlantictheater.org/production/halfway-bitches-go-straight-to-heaven/

      About Viviana: Cuban-Honduran. Born in Miami. Hates having to write bios, loves theater, and loves to cook. Catch her this fall originating a role in “Halfway Bitches Go Straight To Heaven” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Giurgis, produced at the Atlantic Theater Company. Opening November 14th at the Linda Gross Theater. Proud member of the Labyrinth Theater Company.

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      49 min
    • E38 - Tulio Espinoza Makes Great Pastries

      COME TO OUR LIVE SHOW: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/la-mezcla-a-mixed-race-and-first-generation-variety-show--9-23-2019

      About Tulio: Tulio Espinoza is a Venezuelan writer and comedian based in New York. He is the co-founder of the Satire and Humor Festival (@satireandhumor / satireandhumor.com), performs stand-up and characters around the city, and hosts the all-Latinx improv show GatoCulo at the UCB Theatre. His Javier Bardem impression is above average. Follow him at @tooleeoh

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      1 hr 13 min
    • WHAT'S THAT? IT'S A LIVE SHOW!

      Our live show is September 23 at 7pm at Caveat (21A Clinton Street in New York)

      TICKETS: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/la-mezcla-a-mixed-race-and-first-generation-variety-show--9-23-2019

      Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/654278268425097/

      Come check out our live show hosted by Adrian and featuring:

      Marquis Rodriguez (When They See Us, The Game of Thrones Prequel Series)

      Julia Shiplett (Comedy Central Up Next)

      Fareeha Khan (MTV, Outcast Comedy)

      Marcela Avelina (Netflix, her single "Dark Room" is available on all streaming platforms)

      Diane Chen (High Maintenance, Sideways Smile)

      Andrew Coalson (NYTVF, Silly Boy)

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      4 min

    About La Mezcla

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    La Mezcla is a freeform conversation with mixed race and first-generation artists and comedians in New York City. Each week we explore themes of culture, belonging, perseverance, awkwardness, and home…