Feel free to browse the site, leave a message or view the videos below – excerpts from my solo shows, TRANS PLANTATIONS and BECOMING JOAQUIN, and, in its entirety, my short film, A SOUTH BRONX TALE. Gracias por visitar, y cuidate! Thanks for visiting and take care.
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Trans Plantations (excerpts)
Written and performed by Janis Astor del Valle, directed by Carolyn Kirsch, Trans Plantations explores Janis’ identity crisis as a New York-born Puerto Rican lesbian uprooted from the Bronx and transplanted to Connecticut. Excerpts are from a production at Hartford Stage, produced by Carol Buckheit. PLEASE NOTE: In the above excerpts, Hartford Stage allowed us to…
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Staying con la Gana
To help raise funds for Lyric Hall’s much-needed, new and improved sound system, I’m launching my new solo piece, Staying con la Gana, directed by Carolyn Kirsch, on Saturday, October 10 at 7pm. There’s a reception at 6pm, and an audience talkback immediately follows the performance. Tickets are $25; for an additional donation of $10,…
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Becoming Joaquin (excerpt)
Written and performed by Janis Astor del Valle, directed by Carolyn Kirsch, Becoming Joaquin is a solo play about a transgender Latino, his family and girlfriend, who are in therapy, struggling to accept his transition from a lesbian to a transman. In this scene, Joaquin tells a fellow bar patron how a series of events…