Sandcastle Theater Company

Live Audio Play Reading of SONRISA DEL COYOTE

Written by David Alonso Rodriguez

Produced by Sandcastle Theater Company

Adapted and directed by Ariella Wolfe

Language consultation by Dr. Olga Sanchez-Saltveit

Featuring Alma de Leon as NARRATOR, Hernán Angulo as DANNY, Cristina Maria as SOFÍA/YOTO, Diana Gonzalez-Morett as LUPA/EREMITA, Gene Arroyo as FAMILIA #1/TÍO, and Manuel Fernandez as FAMILIA #2.

About The Play: SONRISA DEL COYOTE follows siblings Danny and Lupa, as they are forced to leave their home in Mexico and travel across the border to Los Angeles. During their journey, they encounter a trickster coyote of legend and learn about who they are, where they come from, and the true meaning of family.

Time/Place: Mexico City (1991), multiple locations across Mexico (1997), Los Angeles (2001).

*Content Warning: thematic elements

This audio play production is in honor of the life of David Alonso Rodriguez and in celebration of his memory. We invite you to make a donation to the David Alonso Rodriguez memorial fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-david-alonso-rodriguez-memorial-fund

About the Playwright:

David Alonso Rodriguez (1993-2020) devoted much of his life to the creation of theater and to his theater community. David’s bilingual play, SONRISA DEL COYOTE, won the New Voices playwriting competition at the University of Oregon and was featured in the Pocket Playhouse in fall of 2015. As an actor with the University Theatre Department, he was featured in performances of SILA, ARCADIA, and BREAKING THE CODE. During his time living in the Rogue Valley, David participated in community theater productions of EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, PIPPIN, SILENT SKY and BILLY ELLIOT.

Special thanks to Jenny Rodriguez, Nicholas J. Maurer, Michael Teague, Tina D’Elia.

Music Credits:

“Aztec Music - Sacred Jungle” by Phantawalker - Composer

“Bella Amargura” by Mariachi Son de México

“Sonrisa Del Coyote” Companion Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UUa1GlWPedsOuzBh2Y6jp?si=ErX-l0ddQ_CSnqUWbvF4tw

Sandcastle Theater Company is an emerging theater company committed to nurturing and producing new plays, growing a broader theater community, and creating accessible opportunities for people to experience original stories. Follow us on social media at facebook.com/sandcastletheaterco and @sandcastletheaterco on Instagram.