La Jolla Playhouse Presents

By
Noelle Viñas

Directed by
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg

Scenic Design  Tanya Orellana

Costume Design  Dominique Fawn Hill

Lighting Design  Sherrice Mojgani

Sound Design  Germán Martínez

Wig and Hair Design  Alberto "Albee" Alvarado

Dramaturg  Zharia O’Neal

Casting  tbd casting co.; Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA/Jacole Kitchen

Stage Manager  Chandra R.M. Anthenill*

Assistant Stage Manager  Alexa Burn*

Line Producer  Jacole Kitchen

Production Manager  Becca Duhaime

General Manager  Ryan Meisheid

Artistic Producing Director  Eric Keen-Louie

Derecho was developed at the 2020 Bay Area Playwrights Festival, 
a program of the Playwrights Foundation, Jessica Bird Beza, Executive Artistic Director.

Derecho was developed as part of La Jolla Playhouse's DNA New Work Series in December 2022. 

Derecho is performed without an intermission. 

THE CAST

(in alphabetical order)

Eugenia Silva  Ashley Alvarez*

José Portillo  Jorge Sánchez Díaz*

Mercedes Silva  Caro Guzmán*

Jeff Randolph  Eric Hagen*

Soledad Portillo  Carla Navarro*

Gabe Diaz  Luis Vega*

UNDERSTUDIES

Jeff Randolph  Andrew Gallop*

Gabe Diaz, José Portillo  Germainne Lebrón

Eugenia Silva, Mercedes Silva, Soledad Portillo  Kat Peña*

Understudies are never substituted for listed roles unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

ADDITIONAL STAFF

Music Direction  Leigh Scarritt 

Movement Consultant  Alyssa "Ajay" Junious

Assistant Lighting Designer  Joshua Heming

Assistant Sound Designer  Salvador Zamora

Costume Design Resident  Anabel Olguin^‡

Stage Management Resident  Katie Davis^‡

People & Culture Consultants  Cornerstone Consulting HR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

F3 Law  •  Original Artwork by Lula Flores, lulaflores.com

CONTENT GUIDANCE 
Derecho features strong language and stage effects that simulate a storm, including thunder sounds, strobe lightning effects and water-based haze. We understand sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects, please get in touch with our Patron Services team at boxoffice@ljp.org or (858) 550-1010 and we’ll be happy to give you more info.

	* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association.
	The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
	This theatre operates under an agreement between League of Resident Theatres and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
	This theatre operates under an agreement between La Jolla Playhouse and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122.
	La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre.
‡	UC San Diego M.F.A. Candidates in residence at La Jolla Playhouse