"Captivating, compelling and charming" Journal News
"From Girlhood Trials to Onstage Triumph" NY Times
A Multiple Award Winning
One Woman Show
Written, Performed and lived by
Elaine Del Valle
Directed by Pamela Moller Kareman
"You find yourself hopelessly in her thrall." New York Post
“Del Valle’s writing is natural, her imagery powerful, her life’s journey hopeful and harrowing."
The Journal News
"By the end of this moving evening, you're cheering her unstoppable joy and the inner strength it took to earn it."
NEW YORK POST
"A stirring journey filled with laughter, tears, warmth, sassiness and humor. This gifted and inspirational Latina shares with us a very Latino story that transcends the cultural and transports you to the universal." Latinos in Entertainment
“This show takes poetic allusions to "the unconquerable soul" ... Theatrically riveting...Triumphant" News Times
METRO FOCUS (Feature)
THE JOURNAL NEWS
THEATER IS EASY
GO! "With fashion-model beauty and a smile that can melt iron, Puerto Rican Del Valle... has a squeaky voice that can also become tinged with a growl, hinting at the ferocity of her performance mingled with the sweetness of her portrayal." LA Weekly
BROADWAY BOX
LA STAGE
STAMFORD ADVOCATE
BACKSTAGE
FOX NEWS LATINO (Feature)
VELVYN'S PEN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
BROADWAY WORLD (Feature)
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 2 (Feature)
LATIN HEAT (Feature)
"Stirring...A very Latino story that transcends the cultural and transports you to the universal." Latinos in Entertainment
THE PEOPLE'S CRITIC
UNVEILED ARTS
NEWSTIMES
LA THEATRE REVIEW
LA WEEKLY
BEING LATINO
"Thought-provoking, moving theater that deserves to be seen. The Journal News
NEW YORK TIMES (Feature)
ONE STOP CURIOSITY SHOP
THEATER GOSSIP by Anita Gates of THE NEW YORK TIMES
DESPUES DEL TELON (Feature)
"Uplifting, heartbreaking and powerful."
Urban Latino Magazine
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 3 (Feature)
“Attending a performance of BROWNSVILLE BRED should be required for anyone whoever for one moment doubted the indomitable power of the human spirit. This brilliant piece of theater will make you laugh, cry, feel shocked and end up cheering.”
The Bedford Record Review
CREDITS
Written & Performed by: Elaine Del Valle
Directed by: Pamela Moller Kareman
Produced by: Pamela Moller Kareman, The Schoolhouse Theater, Theater 808 & Al Eskanazy Productions
Sound Design: Matt Stine
Scenic Design: Jason Bolen
Lighting Design: David Pentz
Stage Manager: Lionel Christian
Assistant Stage Manager: Susanna Buckley
Master Electrician/Light Board Operator: Ben Sternhell
Original Conga Beats: Claudio Muller
Assistant to the Producer: Tara Carrozza
Production Assistant: Carmel Bendit-Shtull
Developed at: Wynn Handman Studios, NYC
Opening Film Footage by: Sonny Townsend
