The Nazareth College Foreign Languages Department will present Hiccup in a Teacup, an original, one-act, multilingual play by faculty member Dr. Candide Carrasco on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Callahan Theater. Hiccup in a Teacup will be performed in English with some French and Spanish and is recommended for audience members age 12 and up.
THE PERFORMANCE
Splash! It was exactly 4 p.m. when the little Comtesse Bianca Espuma del Alba let her tiny cup of tea fall on the silky tablecloth of Merlin el Encantador, causing a hiccup in the universe of Verde Luna since—when a fairy drops her tea—a new leader must be elected. Election day is certainly not an ordinary day in Verde Luna—a beautiful and lush terrarium and the perfect home for its fantastical inhabitants. For whom should they vote? And will they decide to stay in the idyllic setting where they have been trapped, or open themselves to face the heartaches and fabulous gifts of the outside world?
The Hiccup in a Teacup cast is made up of Nazareth College students and local actors: Ruben Gomez, Chelsea Jensen, Brooke Mordenga, Jackson Mosher, Jeffrey Salamone, Katie Thomas, and Joel Touranjoe.
Carrasco’s playwriting/directing credits extend back to 1968. His recent plays include Gardenias (2016), Rochester Fringe Festival favorite, Chocolate Casi Amargo and Fuji, and les Fantômes de los Sueños Perdidos (2015); Enamorados (2014); Diabolo (2013); Casablanca (2012); Barcarolle (2011); Abracadabra (2010); Azur (2008); and Peau D’Ane (2007). A native speaker of French and Spanish, Carrasco received a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Contemporary French Theater with a minor in Contemporary Latin American Literature. He has taught French and literature for more than 30 years.
TICKETS
Genearal admission tickets to Hiccup in a Teacup are $12. For tickets, call or visit the Nazareth College Arts Center Box Office: 585-389-2170 or order online at naz.edu/arts-center. Regular box office hours are Monday–Friday, 11am–5pm, and for one hour prior to curtain time for Foreign Languages Department performances.
Mare Millow | Marketing & Publicity Manager | Nazareth College Arts Center | mmillow7@naz.edu | 585-389-2093
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