Teatro Luna Wants You!INVEST IN OUR WORK:Did you know that Teatro Luna was founded as a not-for-pro!t 501(c)3? Which means that your donation is TAX DEDUCTIBLE (to the fullest extent of the law). And we promise, your dollars go a long way towards helping us make Chicago a vibrant home for Latinas in the arts. Are you ready to become an important part of Teatro Luna’s growing legacy? CONTRIBUTE TODAY! To donate, visit www.teatroluna.org or visit us at the Box O"ce. You can always reach us with questions at info@teatroluna.org

HELP STEWARD TEATRO LUNATeatro Luna is currently recruiting experienced Board Members for our growing Board of Directors Are you passionate about the work of Chicago’s only all-latina Theatre Company? We are looking for candidates who are interested in helping us move strongly into our second decade, and we think that might be you! Please contact our Executive Director, Alex Meda with inquiries or your resume. Please use the subject line: Board Recruitment, alexmeda@teatroluna.org

TEATRO LUNA ON TOURDid you know that you can bring out some of the talent you saw on stage tonight? We are currently touring several original Luna shows nationwide.--and all around the Chicago-land area. Bring us out to your College & University, hire us for your next special event or !esta, or invite us to your next conference...our bags are packed and we are ready to perform for you! Email touring@teatroluna.org for more information. Book us today!

GET INVOLVEDTeatro Luna is always looking to work with new talent. Interested in Internships, Apprenticeships, or Volunteering? Email info@teatroluna.org for more information. For audition inquiries, please email casting@teatroluna.org and info@teatroluna.org for all other involvment ?’s!

APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LUNA LABS (formerly titled: The Incubation Series)In March 2009, Teatro Luna launched a new and ambitious programming series,THE LUNA LABS, comprised of di#erent training and development labs for Latina Women interested in professional careers in the arts-- TheLatina Directors Lab, the Luna Playlab (for playwrights), & the Lunadas New Works Lab-- home of the LUNADAS reading series. 2012 marks the launch of the Luna Producers Lab. To date we have graduated over 40 di#erent talented Latinas and WE HOPE to see YOU APPLY to get involved in this free programming, email playlab@teatroluna.org.

CAN‘T GET ENOUGH LUNA? CHECK OUT WHAT IS COMING UP NEXT IN 2013

GENERATION SEXOur in-process devised project based on the intersections of Sexulality and Technology can be seen at this years

Chicago Fringe, and will receive a World Premiere production this fall along with PUTAS! by Liza Ann Acosta

LAS MUJERES WHO SERVE & PROTECT, TL‘s next Devised project will open in 2014 along with our DNA project which will world premiere in Los Angeles.

We also have one-night events every month including our MARIMACHAS COQUETTISH COMEDY CABARET, our NOCHE BOHEMIA SERIES, and our AY MAMIS EVENINGS that will resume when we move into our new

home.

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TEATRO LUNA: AMERICA’S ALL LATINA THEATRE COMPANYTeatro Luna Artistic Ensemble:

Liza Ann Acosta, Alexandra Meda, Kristiana Colón, Abigail Vega, Melissa DuPrey, Amanda dela Guardia Touring Ensemble: The Luna Ensemble plus: Sindy Castro, Angelica Roque and Elizabeth

Nungaray and Paula Ramirez

Teatro Luna Artistic Associates: Petrucia Finkler, Christina Igaraividez, Mac Vaughey, Sydney Charles, Patricia Radford. Paula Ramirez, and Alyssa

Vera Ramos

Teatro Luna Artistic Affiliates:Elizabeth Nungaray, Emilio Williams, Melissa Huerta

Teatro Luna Sta!: Executive Director, Alexandra Meda | Board President: Liza Ann Acosta

Director of Artistic Programs, Kristian Colón | Company Manager, Abigail Vega

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Mil GraciasFirst and foremost, thanks to all the Lunas past and present. Un abrazote to you, our fans and supporters, it is because of YOU that we exist and continue to survive. Please continue to give us your feedback, your donations, and your words of encouragement. Thank you to our designers, you have brought life to this play, and, most importantly, thank you to our generous cast and guest artists, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Marvin Quijada.

And Mr. WIlliams: your mentorship, friendship, and artistry has forever changed the course of Luna by artistically challenging the organization and the individuals artistically in the most beautiful and generous way. Gracias amigo!

What are other Lunas up to?Sydney Charles is in the hit Smokey Joes Cafe, Kristiana Rae Colón is touring her new book, Promised Instruments, and it’s corresponding Solo Performance piece, Cry Wolf. Amanda de la Guardia is working as aphogotrapher at her company, Citadelphotography.com and will be reprising her role as Little Maria in LIVING LARGE IN A MINI KIND OF WAY which opens at 16th St. Theatre (in assiciation with Teatro Luna) April 2013. Paula Ramirez can be seen in the upcoming premiere of Patria Libre at Prologue Theatre. Melissa DuPrey can be seen around town as a comic in lots of events, and she is also touring her one woman show: SEXOMEDY. Alyssa Vera Ramos is performing with her other company: FYI (For Youth Inquiry), Sindy Castro is working as an educator and teaching artist with a variety of organizations. Alexan-dra Meda is freelance directing and consulting administratively and getting ready for a move to New York in two years for the launch of Teatro Luna NYC. Liza Ann Acosta was recently named Associate Dean at Northpark University and is in the process of revising her script of PUTAS! which was presented as a workshop at Teatro Luna in 2012 and will get a world premiere this fall.

.::: Cast :::

Abigail Vega* as AsunCruz Gonzalez-Cadel as Mami, Clara, Mercedes, & Jane Eyre

Marvin Quijada as Juan & Papi

::: Production ::: Written by Emilio Williams*** | Directed by Alexandra Meda*

Assistant Director Alyssa Vera Ramos** | Stage Managed by Patricia Radford**Set & Lighting Design by Brian Sidney Bembridge | Projection Design by Frank Mares

Sound Design by Bradford Chapin & Je! Kelley | Costume Design by Leah MunseyFight Director: Noah Appelbaum

*Denotes Ensemble Member, **Denotes Artistic Associate, *** Denotes Artistic A!liate of Teatro Luna

YOUR PROBLEM WITH MEN FEATURES:

Please join us in supporting the work of Emilio Williams by also attending another produc-tion of his work currently running in rep with our show here in this theatre, produced by his new Theatre Company: The Chicago Theatre Sweatshop. His award-winning play TABLES & BEDS An Unromantic Comedy plays Wed-Saturdays at 7:30 pm through April 6, 2013. Find

out more online, http://www.chicagosweatshop.blogspot.com/

A SHOUT OUT TO OUR BROTHER SHOW: TABLES & BEDS

Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel (Mami, Clara, Mercedes, Jane Eyre) is making her Luna debut with Your Problem With Men! She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she studied theatre,dance and voice in addition to obtaining a BFA from the Universidad del Salvador in 2007. In her home country she acted in several theatre productions where her credits include Guinevere in King Arthur and the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland. Since moving to the USA in 2008 she performed in various productions such as West Side Story, White Christmas, Jesus Christ Super-star and Scream Queens. In Chicago she was last seen in i put the fear of mexico in 'em with Teatro Vista. Credits in the city also include "Mazi" in Corazon de Manzana with Mortar Theatre Company and "Cruz" in the series Delusions of Grandeur. She is a recent graduate from the IO theatre Training Center and a current student at Black Box Acting. Cruz wants to thank everyone involved in the production for all their work. ENJOY!

Marvin Quijada (Juan & Papi) Marvin is happy to be working with Teatro Luna again. Previously, Marvin has worked with Chicago Shakespeare, Lookingglass, Silent Theater, Goodman, Silk Road Rising, Steppenwolf, Next, Urban Theater and Teatro Vista, where he is an ensemble member. Marvin is also an ensemble member with Silent Theater and can be seen doing clown work in their monthly variety show "The Wild Party Variety Hour". As an educator, Marvin has assisted in physical theater workshops with Silent Theater all around the country including Chicago, San Francisco, New York, and Iowa. In Chicago, Marvin has worked in high schools all over the city with Chicago Dramatists' Young Playwrights Program. Marvin thanks you for coming out and supporting theater.

Abigail Vega (Asun) is so excited to be performing again with TL! Previous credits include Crossed (Ensemble) and A Very Luna Christmas (Co-writer/Co-director) with Teatro Luna, Audience Annihilated: Women Only Train with Dream Theatre Company,Tinsel the Musical with Lil' Buds, the Women's Theatre Alliance and the International Voices Project. Abigail graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA and is in the Touting Ensemble

and is a new Ensemble Member of Teatro Luna.

Emilio Williams (Playwright) Emiio was born in Madrid, Spain, where he is widely regarded as one of the most promising playwrights of his generation. His work has been produced in Spain, France and the United States. Most recently, his comedy “Medea’s got some issues” was selected Best International Show at United Solo Festival, O! Broadway at Theater Row, New York City. This summer he directed his own play “Smartphones- a pocket size farce” for Trap Door Theatre to critical acclaim. In 2010, his comedy “Tables and Beds, an unromantic comedy” was selected among 80 plays from 12 countries as the winner of the 4th Premio el Espectáculo Teatral.

Williams is the Artistic Director of the new theater troupe The Chicago Theater Sweat-shop. The company is dedicated to producing new, groundbreaking, international comedies in Chicago, while forging creative links with theater artists in our Chicago, New York City, Europe and Latin America.

Alexandra Meda (Producer/Exec Dir) Alex is a producer, artist/activist, and arts management consultant dedicated to serving the American nonpro"t theatre, performance groups, and artists around the country. In addition to serving as the Executive Director of Chicago’s all-Latina theatre company: Teatro Luna, she consults with a variety of Chicago and New York-based organizations through The Artist Initiative, a non-pro"t organization she founded in 2007 that is dedicated to providing strategic planning and administrative consult-ing to npo's wanting to create more opportuni-ties for Leaders of Color. She is a writer and blogger for art, politics, Latino culture and popular culture outlets.

She graduated from DePaul University’s Theatre School with a BFA in Theatre Arts & Non- Pro"t Arts Management with focuses in Dramaturgy and Directing. She received a BA from DePaul University with visiting studies at University of California at Berkeley with a degree in American Studies with concentrations in Race & Gender and Popular Culture.

She is an awardee/member of the Young

Leaders of Color Program with Theatre Communi-cations Group in NYC (the Nationalservice organi-zation for the American Nonpro"t Theatre) and was recently named Inspiring Latina by “Latina Magazine", and one of the top 25 Latino Club Leaders of Chicago 2012 by "Latino Leaders Magazine." She is currently working on launching her website, www.alexandrameda.com Alyssa Vera Ramos (Assistant Director) Alyssa is an actor, director & teaching artist, with a strong focus on devising & ensemble work. Recent acting credits include SIX STORIES TALL (Adventure Stage), GENERATION SEX (Teatro Luna) & A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Earth Pearl Collective). Directing credits include WOMAN ON FIRE (Teatro Luna), THE LIBERATION OF CARMELA LOPEZ, THE FEM(inist) PIECE (Northwestern U.) & ART HEIST (Abraham Werewolf, AD). Alyssa serves as an Artistic Associate & Touring Ensemble member at Teatro Luna and is a Collective Member of For Youth Inquiry Performing Health Collective (FYI). She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Northwestern University & was recently featured in Latina Magazine as an "Inspiring Young Latina of the Week." Come see her work as Maya in FYI's play about sexual violence, CAN I HIT IT?, on April 28 at Adventure Stage! www.alyssaveraramos.com

Brian Sidney Bembridge (Set & Lighting Design) Brian is considered one of Norht america’s most proli"c scenic and lighiting designers. Based in Chicago for the past 13 years, Brian designs sets and lighting for theaters nationwide in addition to playing an integral role in Chicago’s distinguished theater community. He is a member of Lookingglass Theatre Company and Circle X Theater Co. and an Artistic Associate of Timeline Theatre Company, Teatro Vista, and Uma Productions.

Brian is a native of Londonderry, New Hampshire and received his Bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ School of Design and Production. Brian has been pro"led in Live Design, Lighting and Sound America, Entertainment Design Magazine, Lighting Dimensions, PLSN, Stage Directions, American Theater Magazine, Chicago Social and numerous other publications. He was named one of the “most Proli"c Theater Artists of the Decade,” by Time Out Chicago magazine and one of the Top 50 Players in Chicago Theatre by New City Magazine. The Chicago Sun-Times declared him one of “the "nest theatrical architects in Chicago.”

Frank Mares (Projection Design) Frank Mares is a projection designer who has worked with many di!erent theater companies in Chicago. This is his second Teatro Luna show and he couldn't be any more excited about working with the talented and visionary Luna ladies. Frank graduated from DePaul with a computer science degree and uses it to help set the scenes of some of Chicago's "nest theater. Frank loves his parents and siblings very much and also is a painter and animator. To see more of Frank Mares' work visit www.frankmares.com and follow his twitter @mrfrankmares.

Leah Munsey (Costume Design) This is Ms. Munsey's "rst show with Teatro Luna. She is a Chicago based freelance costumer and wig stylist. Most recent design credits include wigs for The Buddy Holly Story, 9 to 5, Damn Yankees, and South Paci"c at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogun-quit, Maine. She currently works as a stitcher for the Goodman Theater in their costume shop. She would like to thank the company for bringing her in on this project.

Patricia Radford (Stage Manager) Patsy is thrilled to continue her work with the ladies of Luna, this is her 4th production with the company with credits of Crossed, Living Large in a Mini Kind of Way, and Solo Tres. Other notable Chicago credits include The Eye Inside with Biophiliac Produc-tions, and The Original Grease with American Theatre Company. Patsy can be seen working the storefront circuit as a stage manager and electri-cian, most notably with the Marry Archie Theatre’s Abbiefest and recently with MPAACT’s Extended Jams assisting Melissa DuPrey’s Sexomedy. A native of Louisiana, Patsy is an Artistic Associate and recent company member with Teatro Luna. Pour mes amis, ma famille, mes amants, mes verres de vin, mes tasses de café .. Je te rends grâce.

Noah Appelbaum (Fight Director) is thrilled to be working on his "rst show with Teatro Luna! Noah is a Chicago-based "ght director and actor. Other recent credits include "ghts and perfor-mances with Redmoon, Collaboraction, and Suitcase Shakespeare. Noah is a member of The Society of American Fight Directors, and a company member of Cor Res Theatre.