Caribbean in Queens: a Podcast featuring Audio Plays and interviews about Caribbean-Americans living in New York City during the COVID 19 Pandemic. This is a project of Braata Productions: a Caribbean non-profit arts organization dedicated to preserving Caribbean Heritage.
Episode 1: The Origin
At Bodega De la Sol, COVID hasn’t stopped the doors from opening; which keeps the Sol family somewhere in-between safety and illusion. With 4 generations in one home, the diversity of realities becomes blaringly loud when they have to sit with each other & live with big personalities. Welcome to Bodega De la Sol, choose your own story.
Written by Janelle Lawrence (they/them)
Directed by Antonio Miniño
Featured Voices:
ABUELA/COMP 1 Jessica Carmona
LUCIA/COMP 2 Gyana Mella
ROBERTO/PERSON 1 Ian Blanco
EDUARDO Kervin Peralta
WAITER Tori Lanzillo
RAUL/COMP 3/ROOMMATE 2/HOMIE 1/CHAR Ana Lia Arias Garrido
PERSON 2/CUSTOMER 1/ROOMMATE 1/HOMIE 2 Rigo Vindiola
POLICE Kervin Peralta
AMI 1/CASS Pilar Gonzalez
AMI 2 Leonardo Gonzalez Dominguez
Music by Janelle Lawrence and Joel Edwards
Production by Joel Edwards
Narration by Julene Robinson
Sponsor:
Funded in part by the Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation.
More Information about Braata Productions & Caribbean in Queens: www.braataproductions.org