CAST Robert Ariza (he/him) (Adán, Cruz) made his Broadway debut in the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening, toured North America with Les Misérables, and most notably covered the titular role in Hamilton in Chicago. He has also performed OffBroadway in Spamilton, and in the world premieres of Charles Mee’s soot and spit at the New Ohio Theater and The Visitor at The Public Theater. A graduate of LaGuardia Arts High School (the Fame school), Robert has also performed at Lincoln Center in I Am Harvey Milk and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Regionally, Robert has worked at Music Theatre Wichita, the Maltz Jupiter Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, Hangar Theatre, and Olney Theatre Center. He can be heard on the original cast recording of Neil Bartram and Brian Hill’s The Theory of Relativity. Robert’s accolades include the Roger Sturtevant Award from the Actors’ Equity Association and the Lys Symonette Award from the Lotte Lenya Competition sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation. He has sung backup for Josh Groban and has also performed in several concerts at Feinstein’s 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, Ars Nova, and more. Robert recently appeared in the season one finale of the new Peacock original series Girls5Eva, as well as the series finale of the critically acclaimed TV drama Pose on FX. Proud alum of the University of Michigan with a B.F.A. in musical theatre. Thanks to the Somewhere Over The Border team,
HCKR Agency, my family, and to Brian Quijada for giving us stories about Salvadoreños. Instagram: @ robertariza, Twitter: @bobertariza, Website: robertariza.com Gloria Vivica Benavides (Antonia, Leona) is thrilled to make her Syracuse Stage debut! Regional credits include American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre); American Mariachi, Real Women Have Curves, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Dallas Theater Center); Scrooge in Rouge (Stage West); Dracula (Theatre Three); A Doll’s House, Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue (WaterTower Theatre); so go the ghosts of mexico, part two (Undermain Theatre). She is currently the voice of Scarlett on One Piece with FUNimation and is represented by the Campbell Agency. She earned her B.F.A. in theatre from the University of North Texas. Proud member of AEA. @gloriavivica Tanya De León (Reina) is thrilled to be making her Syracuse Stage debut in the world premiere of this incredible story. She wants to thank Brian Quijada for trusting her with his mother’s story, Rebecca Martínez for bringing her in to play, and her incredible agents at DDO Artists for being a great team. Favorite credits include FAME en Español & English (Serena), In The Heights (Daniela), HAIR (Tribe member), Annie ( StarTo-Be), NBC Upfronts feat. JLO (Singer), Godspell (“Bless the Lord”
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