Mad Cat Theatre Company is pleased to present a collection of new works by various local artists and familiar faces entitled MIXTAPE 2: UMMAGUMMA FORZA ZUMA! In 2008, Mad Cat released its first MIXTAPE featuring a mix of new plays and films steeped in nostalgia. Now, six years later, Mad Cat is back with a new mix of plays and films, MIXTAPE 2: UMMAGUMMA FORZA ZUMA! – a theatrical stew that is very much embedded in the present. MIXTAPE 2: UMMAGUMMA FORZA ZUMA! is about having the right mixture of mojo needed to make it through a metamorphosis. This collection of new works features pieces by Jessica Farr, Elena Maria Garcia, Theo Reyna, Deborah L. Sherman, Andres Solorzano, Paul Tei, and Kristina Wong. It also features new films by Molly Gandour, George Schiavone & Matt Corey, Karelle Levy & Michael Landsberg, Wet Sock Ensemble (Erik Fabregat, Ralph de la Portilla &Ted Chambers), and Darin Gray of the band “On Fillmore”.
The ensemble features all Mad Cat company members Sofia Citarella, Troy Davidson, Jessica Farr, Joe Kimble, Noah Levine and Erin Joy Schmidt. The production and design team includes the sound design and original music of Matt Corey, lighting design by Melissa Santiago Keenan, costume design by Karelle Levy, guest direction by Leland Patton, and set design and direction by Mad Cat’s founder Paul Tei. This production is made possible by the Miami Theater Center, Delaplaine Champagne, WLRN and with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners.
Mad Cat Theatre Company, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Not For Profit Organization. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Born in 2000, Mad Cat is the brainchild of actor/director/writer/designer Paul Tei. A veteran company that continually aims to foster new and exciting local talent, Mad Cat Theatre Company, has set out a mission to provide theatre that provokes its audience to re-imagine its surrounding world. To promote debate by creating work that illuminates the darker regions of our mental and emotional landscape. To sniff out and ultimately create brazen stories which explore the hypermodernity of society. Mad Cat Theatre Company is committed to deconstructing itself and its environment through original works, adaptations, multi-media, live music, dance, puppetry and poetry. Mad Cat brings originality, vitality and bite to everything they do. They have been decorated with accolades such as best new works, best productions, best theatre company, best fringe theatre, best ensembles, best actors, best designers, best director from the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel, the Miami New Times (most recently in 2013 for Best Theatre Company), the Sun Post (most recently in 2013 for Best Theatre Company), and the Carbonell Awards and Silver Palm Awards (most recent being Best Actress, Erin Joy Schmidt as Isabella Blow for Blow Me in 2013). However much praise Mad Cat has acquired, it’s the respect and return engagement of its fan base that makes Mad Cat continue to purr. Visit www.madcattheatre.org for all information regarding Mad Cat Theatre Company.
Show dates are January 3rd to 6th at 8:00 pm and January 9th thru January 19th, Thursday to Sunday at 8:00 pm. General Admission: $30 and $15 Student with valid ID. Opening Night Saturday, January 4th: $50 Includes food and drink at 7:00 pm and show at 8:00 pm. Special Industry Night, Monday, January 6th: Prices, artists, dates, times, and program are subject to change without notice. General Admission $30 and Industry tickets $15. Service fees apply to all tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at www.madcattheatre.org or https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/929859 or by calling OvationTix at 866.811.4111.
