Ich Bin Ein Berliner
an audio play by Vanessa Garcia
commissioned and produced by Theatre Lab, the professional resident company of FAU
“Garcia With poignant insight, contextual richness and artfully placed humor, “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” uses Garcia’s personal story to contrast the sudden freedom of those in the formerly divided Berlin with the continuing oppression in her parents’ Cuban homeland, which she likens to “an Eastern Bloc country so close to us.”
- Christine Dolen, Artburst Miami
“Ich Bin Ein Berliner” is the true story of Garcia’s deep-dive into why the fall of the Berlin Wall was seared into her soul, as she watched it come crashing down on TV from her fifth-grade classroom in Miami. Led by the undeniable pull of her own Cuban roots, Garcia retraces her relationships to pop-culture, capitalism, Berlin, and her familial history, revealing the true interconnectivity of the world and the urgent need to share that truth, as Cuba itself dreams of a future unimaginable for the past six decades.
Featuring the Vocal Talents of:
*Elena Maria Garcia as Ms. Casals
*Diana Garle as Josefina
Gaby Tortoledo as Sophia & Younger Jackie
*Lindsey Corey as Mrs Thompson
Carlos Alayeto as Ignacio & Celebrity Impersonations
*Krystal Millie Valdes as Nicole
Vanessa Garcia as herself
Team:
Directed by Matt Stabile
Stage Management by Christina Baroniel
Sound Design & Production by Matt Corey
Video Design & Production by Nicholas Chimienti
Illustrations by John Shamburger
A Theatre Lab digital production. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the express written consent of Theatre Lab and Vanessa Garcia.
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Theatre Lab, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
This production uses the Artist Engagement Services of the University Resident Theatre Association