Tomás and the Library Lady (Asst. Dir)
Stage Manager: Via Greene
Composer/Music Director: Ben Roberts
Movement Director: Emily Brooks
Puppet Directors: Skye Strauss, Ana Diaz Barriga
Scenic Designer: Kaitlyn Landry
Lighting Designer: Brian Jordan
Sound Designer: Charles Rhoad
Costume Designer: Meeka Naomi Postman
Editors: Drey Bautista, Hayley Wallenfeldt
Cast: Daniel Calderon, Ruby Gibson, Alondra Rios, Nathan LoPinto, Danny Mares, Brandon Acosta, Dani Goldberg
ImagineU, Northwestern University
by José Cruz González
Adapted from the book by Pat Mora
Directed by Ismael Lara, Jr.
Tomás and The Library Lady tells the true story of a nine-year-old Tomás Rivera, the son of Mexican migrant workers who move from Texas to Iowa to work in corn fields in the summer of 1945. Tomás finds the library, where he bonds with the librarian. (Blurb from ImagineU.)
Produced under strict COVID-19 regulations, this production was rehearsed virtually before a novel tech week process of spacing and filming the production for digital streaming release.
Production photos by Justin Barbin.
