Day of the Dead show at Miracle Theatre Oct. 24-Nov. 9

‘LA CARPA DEL MAESTRO’ MIRACLE THEATRE’S ANNUAL DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to present “La Carpa del Maestro”, this year’s original, bilingual celebration of el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) written by Martín Milagro and directed by Philip Cuomo (who won a Drammy award for his direction of our 2006 show).

ABOUT THE SHOW Every fall, the dead are commemorated in a lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland’s longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, our signature carpa — that wildly popular and irreverent vaudeville — marches to the beat of a new drummer as a folkloric master gives way to the rise of a contemporary apprentice, el nuevo maestro. Join us when los muertos return in this mod, mid-century mash of bobby-soxers and beatniks, a defining point in time when culture revered — and counter-culture reinvented — tradition.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND TICKETS “La Carpa del Maestro: El Día de los Muertos Festival” plays Oct. 24-Nov. 9, 2008 at the Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark St., Portland). Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $20-$22 ($16 for students and seniors) from www.milagro.org or 503-236-7253. There is one preview performance on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m.; all tickets for this single preview performance are only $14 each. Opening night on Friday Oct. 24 includes a complimentary post-play reception catered by La Bamba Restaurant. A talk-back will follow the Sunday, Oct. 26 matinee performance.

SPONSORS This production is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; the National Performance Network; The Collins Foundation; Regional Arts & Culture Council/Work for Art; The Shubert Foundation; Theatre Communications Group; Oregon Arts Commission; El Hispanic News; El Centinela; and the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. The restaurant sponsor for the opening night of this production is La Bamba Restaurant.

ABOUT MIRACLE THEATRE GROUP Now in its silver anniversary season, the Miracle Theatre Group has been dedicated to bringing the vibrancy of Latino theatre to the Northwest community and beyond for 25 years. In addition to its national tours, Miracle provides a home for Spanish and Latin American arts and culture at El Centro Milagro, where it enriches the local community with a variety of community outreach projects and educational programs designed to share the diversity of Latino culture. For more information about the Miracle Theatre Group, visit www.milagro.org or call 503-236-7253.