ABOUT LOS NUTCRACKERS
Written by Charles Rice-Gonzalez
Directed by Gama Valle
Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo is a queer, Latiné comedic holiday play inspired by two holiday classics: The Nutcracker & A Christmas Carol.
Los Nutcrackers centers around the relationship of Carlos and Gabriel, a couple bonded by 15 years of love and turmoil. Their incessant bickering sends them into the queer heavens, where a ghetto diva spirit guides them on a whirlwind journey of their shared history.
What happens next is best described in one word:
¡Carajo!
SHOW DATES & TIMES
Friday, December 5 @ 8pm
Saturday, December 6 @ 8pm
Sunday, December 7 @ 5pm*
Thursday, December 11 @ 8pm
Friday, December 12 @ 8pm*
Saturday, December 13 @ 8pm
*denotes simultaneous virtual streaming
Meet the Cast
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PLAYING “GUIDE”
Joyah Dominique (She/Her, They/Them, JD) Joyah is a New York Based performer, creator, and bakestress from the mean streets of rural Pennsylvania. She traveled to the far away of land of Philadelphia and Connecticut where she studied pretend. She’s previously been seen twirling through House of Telescopes at Pipeline Theater Company, The Elementary Spacetime Show with NYSAF/Powerhouse, and The Civility of Albert Cashier at The Players Theater. Follow her @ButJDisBetter everywhere media is social. Free Palestine now! Long reign Audra McDonald!!
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PLAYING “ACTOR 2”
Vasilios León (They/Them) is a Queer Artist from NYC, born and raised in Queens where they earned an A.S. in Theatre at Queensborough Community College under the mentorship of C. Julian Jiménez. Vasilios is a proud Alumné of INTAR’s Unit 52, a pop-up poet, practicing playwright, and a plumply passionate person. Their foremost achievements include: a reading of LLERMO by Jesús I. Valles (MTC), Sonnets for an Old Century by José Rivera (INTAR), Julio Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That as J. Heights (INTAR), ¡Oso Fabuloso & The BearBacks! as Gummy (Joe’s Pub, Mini-Tour). The Navigator as Pa’Ching/Yuya with Hurray For the Riff Raff (Joe’s Pub).
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PLAYING “ACTOR 1”
SkittLeZ Ortiz is a Latine artist from the Bronx, New York. With over 150k followers across platforms, SkittLeZ has been creating content that uplifts the community and celebrates pride for the last decade. SkittLeZ first became a viral sensation in 2012, when they created the viral hit Sh*t Spanish Girls Say. SkittLeZ theatre credits include Locked Up B*tches at The PIT and The Flea. SkittLeZ appeared in season 2 and 3 of HBO's High Maintenance and they can be heard as the voice of Debbie in SyFy's animated series Wild Life. They can also be heard as the voice of Juni, in Rattlestick theatre’s MTA Radio Plays: The Miseducation Of Juni Rodriguez. To learn more check out SkittLeZOrtiz.com
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PLAYING “GABRIEL”
Jesse Vega is an actor/Recording artist and producer who resides in the Bronx. Began performing on Los Nutcrackers:A Christmas Carajo back in 2013/2014. He return 5 years later In 2019 to play “The Guide”. Jesse’s, latest film project “For U:Intimate Live Experience” is a 4x award winning concert-documentary by the “Cinema World Fest Awards” in Los Angeles and is available to watch through “K.N.G. Tv Nerwork.
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PLAYING“CARLOS”
Juan Cálix is so happy to be at BAAD!! Tours: Sister Act (Pablo) International Tour, El Otro Oz (The Iron Chef); Off-Off B’way: Shooting Star (Bruce/Martin); Regional: Sunday In The Park With George (Soldier/Alex), Fun Home (Bruce), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), With Bells On (Natasha), Christmas In Dikanka (Vakula). Film: What You Deserve, Vanishing Shore, Street Behavior, and Rabets. Screenwriter: What You Deserve, Surviving Myself. Director: Surviving Myself. BFA NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, MFA in Film (in process) at VCFA. www.thejuancalix.com | IG @thejuancalix