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Real Women Have Curves

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Artistic Director’s Welcome

I am thrilled to welcome you to REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES!

Real Women Have Curves does what I believe musicals do best: move us through music, song, dance, and laughter, while simultaneously bringing us face-to-face with pressing issues of our time. In conversation with the other works in our season, this world premiere musical is an empowering story that explores the American dream, family, friendship, and what it means to feel welcome in our country.

This production was born from the collaboration of an incredible creative team, who adapted this new musical from the original play by Josefina López and the beloved film starring America Ferrera. With an original score by Grammy-winning recording artist Joy Huerta (from world-renowned Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy) and Fred Ebb Award winner Benjamin Velez (Kiss My Aztec), this musical’s book is written by award-winning playwright Lisa Loomer (Roe; The Waiting Room; Girl, Interrupted) with additional material by Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls, Legally Blonde: The Musical).

Leading the team, Sergio Trujillo returns to the A.R.T. as director and choreographer. Sergio last directed and co-choreographed Arrabal at the A.R.T. in 2017, and is joined by previous A.R.T. collaborators including music supervisor Nadia DiGiallonardo (Waitress, Pippin), lighting designer Natasha Katz (The Glass Menagerie, Once, The Servant of Two Masters, Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Mastergate) and costume designer Paloma Young (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; The Tempest). We welcome to the A.R.T. for the first time, set designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Wilberth Gonzalez, sound designer Walter Trarbach, video designer Hana S. Kim, hair, wig & make-up designer Krystal Balleza, and music director Roberto Sinha.

One of the A.R.T.’s core values is to lead with inquiry and ask questions in the spirit of brave curiosity in the never-ending journey of learning and growth. In collaboration with our creative and engagement teams, we develop an “essential question” for every production that we stage, which we share with our audiences, our students, our staff and our community. For this world premiere musical, we invite you to engage with this question: How do the curves of life teach us about who we are?

Thank you for coming to the theater and joining us!

Diane Paulus
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director

American Repertory Theater

Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus

Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

Creative Team

First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on December 6, 2023.

Media Support of Real Women Have Curves is provided by WBUR.

A.R.T. Season support is provided by Harvard University, The Barr Foundation, The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Barton & Guestier, and Meyer Sound.

The A.R.T. 2023/24 Season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Runtime: 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission

This production stages and discusses xenophobic commentary, racism, sexual themes, and body shaming, and contains haze and fog. Recommended for sixth grade and up.

Company & Staff

Cast (in Alphabetical Order)

Shelby Acosta

Prima Flaca

Shelby Acosta

Shelby Acosta

Prima Flaca

Shelby Acosta

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: 1776 (Standby), Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Offstage Principal Understudy), The Duke on 42nd. Tour: 1776 (Sec. Charles Thomson, First National). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Zach Scott Theatre; In the Heights (Nina), UTEP Dinner Theatre. Concerts: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, 54 Below. Education/Training: BFA Musical Theatre, Texas State University.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Satya Chávez
Satya Chávez

Izel

Satya Chávez

A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Romance Depot, Goodman Theatre; Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Marin Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville; American Mariachi, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company; Refuge, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Curious Theatre Company; Othello, Twelfth Night, Colorado Shakespeare Fest; Jesus Christ Superstar, Arvada Center. Workshops: Ghost of Lote Bravo, Undesirables, John F. Kennedy Center. Education: BFA, Acting, University of Colorado.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Florencia Cuenca
Florencia Cuenca

Estela

Florencia Cuenca

(she/ella) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: A Never Ending Line, Children of Salt (NYMF 2016 Best of Fest). Off-Off-Broadway: Desaparecidas (HOLA Awards Nominee). International: Shrek the Musical. Concerts: Broadway en Spanglish, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Little Island, MASS MoCA; Jaime Lozano & The Familia, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub. Album: Aquí: Los Nuevos Standards (Hot House Jazz Award 2016 for Best New Jazz Artist). Mexican Immigrant. HOLA Award Winner for Outstanding Performance in Musical Theater.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Lucy Godínez
Lucy Godínez

Ana

Lucy Godínez

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Something Rotten! (Bea), Fulton Theatre/MSMT; Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Fulton Theatre; American Mariachi, Goodman Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Cleveland Play House, Alabama Shakes; School of Rock and Legally Blonde, Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL); Big Fish (The Witch), Oliver! (Nancy; Jeff Award Nomination) and Footloose (Ariel), Marriott Theatre; Into the Woods (Little Red), Writers Theatre. A Chicago native, she is a graduate of Northwestern University.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Yvette González-Nacer
Yvette González-Nacer

Mrs. Wright

Yvette González-Nacer

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Hadestown (Fate, Original Broadway Cast); Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Satine, First Broadway National Tour); In the Heights (Vanessa, First Broadway National Tour). Regional: West Side Story (Rosalia), Sacramento Music Circus; Sweet Charity (Nickie), Reprise 2.0; 3 Mo’ Divas (Diva, First National Tour); Much Ado About Nothing; Corridos REMIX (Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Female Lead), San Diego Repertory Theatre. Film: Replica. TV: Guest Starring roles on “9-1-1,” “Madam Secretary,” “Criminal Minds,” “Goldie & Bear,” ChaCha in FOX’s Grease: Live; “The Fresh Beat Band” (Emmy Award-winning series, two Imagen Award nominations for Best Actress).

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Carla Jimenez

Pancha

Carla Jimenez

Carla Jimenez

Pancha

Carla Jimenez

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Black Butterfly, House of Bernarda Alba, Mark Taper Forum; La Posada Mágica, South Coast Rep. National Tour: The Mikado. TV: “The Mick” (Alba), “Raising Hope” (Rosa), “Last Man Standing” (Blanca), “The Good Doctor,” “Freeridge,” “The Mindy Project,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Better Off Ted.” Film: Nacho Libre (Candidia), Friendsgiving (Nurse Julie), Spies in Disguise (Geraldine), Lady in the Water. Album: Mondo Christmas.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Justina Machado
Justina Machado

Carmen

Justina Machado

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: In the Heights (Daniela); A Free Man of Color, Lincoln Center. TV: “One Day at a Time” (Penelope Diaz; two Imagen Foundation Awards, Critics’ Choice Award nominee), “The Horror of Dolores Roach” (Dolores Roach), “Six Feet Under” (Vanessa Diaz; SAG Award), “Queen of the South” (Brenda Parra), “Jane the Virgin” (Darcy Factor).

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Edward Padilla
Edward Padilla

Raúl

Edward Padilla

(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: The Marriage of Figueroa, LA Opera Connects. Regional: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas (Abraham), Geffen Playhouse. TV/Film: “Will & Grace” (Priest), “Suburgatory” (Javier, Recurring), “Los Beltrán” (Teofilo, Recurring), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Colombian Police Officer), Spider Man 3 (Scientist). Education/Training: BA Theatre, USC School of Theatre; British American Academy of Dramatic Arts; Master in Public Health, USC Keck School of Medicine.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Mason Reeves

Henry

Mason Reeves

Mason Reeves

Henry

Mason Reeves

(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Frozen (Kristoff, First Natl.) Regional: Footloose (Ren), MUNY; Once On This Island (Daniel), PCLO; Mamma Mia! (Sky), Connecticut Repertory Theatre. University: We Are Proud to Present… (Actor 2), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Jesus of Nazareth). Film: Inhuman (Elliot). Proud graduate of the University of Michigan.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Jennifer Sánchez
Jennifer Sánchez

Rosalí

Jennifer Sánchez

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Rose Tattoo, Pretty Woman (OBC, cast album), Sunday in the Park with George (Nurse, cast album), On Your Feet! (OBC, cast album), Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Ghost (OBC), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (OBC, cast album), West Side Story (Rosalía, cast album, Chita Rivera Award). Off-Broadway: The Alchemist, Little Miss Sunshine, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. Film: Mikey’s Army. OCU alumna.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Sandra Valls

Prima Fulvia

Sandra Valls

Sandra Valls

Prima Fulvia

Sandra Valls

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Latina Christmas Special (Lead/Writer), Soho Playhouse. Regional: Roe (Connie Gonzalez; B. Iden Payne Award nominee), Zach Scott Theatre; Frida (Chavela Vargas), CASA 0101. Workshops: Guys and Dolls, Roundabout Theatre. Film/TV: Latin Divas of Comedy, Showtime; “NickMom Night Out,” Nickelodeon. Hosting: The Task Force Creating Change Conference, Lesbian Political Action Committee. Accolades: 100 Most Influential Queer Women in the Country, Curve Magazine; 33 Bad Ass Latinx Comics, Latina; International Women’s Day Award, Laredo College R.A.C.E. Education: BA in Theatre, University of Texas-Austin.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Shadia Fairuz

Ensemble

Shadia Fairuz

Shadia Fairuz

Ensemble

Shadia Fairuz

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/Film: Sugar Plum Twist (Supporting), Hallmark; “The Late Show,” CBS. Education: Master in Music, Mannes College, The New School.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Elisa Galindez

Ensemble

Elisa Galindez

Elisa Galindez

Ensemble

Elisa Galindez

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Michael Keyloun

Ensemble

Michael Keyloun

Michael Keyloun

Ensemble

Michael Keyloun

(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Rocket to the Moon, Peccadillo Theater Co; Drop Dead Perfect, Theatre at St. Clement’s. Regional: St. Louis Rep, Syracuse Stage, Pioneer Theatre Co, Asolo Rep, Denver Center, Shakespeare Theatre Co, Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, Goodspeed Musicals, Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, among others. TV: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Equalizer,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Blacklist,” “Alternatino with Arturo Castro.” Education/Training: MFA, UCSD.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Christopher M. Ramirez
Christopher M. Ramirez

Ensemble

Christopher M. Ramirez

(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (Touchstone), Delacorte Theater. Regional: Living and Breathing, Two River Theater; HAIR, Destiny of Desire, Twelfth Night, The Old Globe; Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Jolla Playhouse; Quixote Nuevo, Denver Center; Lookingglass Alice, Baltimore Center Stage; Man of La Mancha, Barrington Stage. TV: “Instinct,” “FBI,” CBS. Education/Training: MFA, USD/Old Globe; BFA, Boston Conservatory.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Arusi Santi

Ensemble

Arusi Santi

Arusi Santi

Ensemble

Arusi Santi

(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: A Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater; Somewhere Over the Border, City Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre; Blood Knot, Flat Rock Playhouse; On Your Feet!, Aurora Theatre; Ironbound, B Street Theatre, MOXIE Theatre; Once (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award), Chaps, Lamb’s Players Theatre; Moon Over Buffalo, North Coast Rep; Annie Get Your Gun, The Liar, Creede Repertory Theatre; Clandestino, Mixed Blood Theatre. UK: Much Ado About Nothing, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mexico: La Alondra, Teatro UNAM. TV: “Naomi,” “El hotel de los secretos,” “Hasta que te conocí.” Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater, BFA, Actor Training Program.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Amy Lizardo

Swing

Amy Lizardo

Amy Lizardo

Swing

Amy Lizardo

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Twelfth Night; It’s Christmas, Carol!; The Tempest; Mother Road; La Comedia of Errors, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Heisenberg, Rogue Theater Company; Mother Road, Arena Stage; Men on Boats, A Christmas Carol, The Unfortunates, American Conservatory Theater; Party People, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; The Rules, Dogfight, San Francisco Playhouse. Education: MA in Theatre, San Jose State University.

Actors’ Equity Association member

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Kayla Quiroz

Swing

Kayla Quiroz

Kayla Quiroz

Swing

Kayla Quiroz

(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Comedy of Errrorrs (Luciana), Pericles Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/Lychorida/Bawd), New Swan Shakespeare Festival; Tarzan (Ensemble and Mother u/s), Moonlight Amphitheatre. Educational Performances: RENT (Mimi Marquez, Nominated for Best Young Actor in the Orange Curtain Review); Next To Normal (Natalie Goodman). Education: University of California, Irvine, BFA in Musical Theatre and Honors in Acting; awarded Chancellor’s Award of Distinction and Academic Honors.

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Gus Stuckey

Swing

Gus Stuckey

Gus Stuckey

Swing

Gus Stuckey

(he/they) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Off-Broadway: To Let Go and Fall (Arthur 25), Stay True Theatre. Educational: Bandstand (Donny Novitski), Six Degrees of Separation (Paul), Macbeth (Duncan/Gentlewoman), NYU/Tisch. Training: BFA, NYU/Tisch Drama.

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Sage

Standby for Henry

Sage

Sage

Standby for Henry

Sage

(they/them) A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Hairspray (Gilbert/Seaweed u/s). Regional: Chess (ensemble), Rent (Ensemble), The Color Purple (Swing), Beautiful (Swing), Camelot (Ensemble), The Muny; Spring Awakening (Moritz), Short North Stage; Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey 2), Carnegie Theatre; Pippin (Berthe/player), CCM. Education: University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music.

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Understudies

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

Musicians

Additional Staff

Access Staff

A.R.T. Staff

Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus

Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.

SENIOR STAFF

Public Relations Director: Rebecca Curtiss
General Manager: Connor Davis
Managing Director: Anna Fitzloff
Director of Finance: Julia Goldmacher
Senior Theater and Facilities Manager: Tracy Keene
Producer: Mark Lunsford
Director of Production: Krystin Matsumoto
Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg: Ryan McKittrick
Interim Director of Development: Sarah McLellan
Associate Artistic Director: Dayron J. Miles
Director of Marketing and Communications: Jennifer Weissman

STAFF

Artistic & Engagement

Artistic Coordinator & Special Assistant to the Artistic Director: Karina Cowperthwaite
Executive Assistant: Jazzmin Bonner
Head of Voice & Speech: Erika Bailey
Associate Director, Pedagogical Programs: Marcus Stern
Associate Director, Pedagogical Programs: Julia Smeliansky
Production Manager, Pedagogical Programs: Jeremie Lozier
Artistic Associate in Community: Leah Harris
Assistant to the Associate Artistic Director: Madison Baker
Learning Lab Assistant: Ariella Kasmer-Jacobs
Learning Leads: Alejandra Ramos Gómez, Vahdat Yeganeh

Producing

Line Producer: Emma Watt
Associate Production Manager: Taylor Brennan
Company Manager: Shannon Kelley
Assistant Company Manager: Michael Mathey

Marketing & Communications

Associate Director, Marketing and Communications: Susanna Jackson
Associate Director, Creative Services: Joel Zayac
Web and Digital Communications Manager: David Libbey
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator: Madeleine Wright
Assistant Graphic Designer: Dana Balletta
Marketing & Communications Assistant: Rachel Greene
Public Relations Assistant: Ashley Lyon

Development

Associate Director, Advancement & Development Engagement: Michael Winn
Associate Director, Stewardship & Major Gifts: Lisa Field-Coleman
Assistant Director, Development Operations: Blair Laurie
Development Coordinator: Alicia Hartz

Facilities

Director, Capital Projects: Peter Atkinson
Assistant Project Manager: Alex Giorgetti
Loeb Receptionists: Barbara Lindstrom, Maria Medeiros
Custodial Supervisor: Ana Osorioportillo
Custodial Team: Felipe Barahona, Santos Ruiz Lopez, Marvin Ventura
Facilities Maintenance Service Team: Anthony Radosta, Michael Shaw, Jeremiah Sullivan

Finance

Controller: Toufiq Aitelfqih
Senior Payroll Coordinator: Alessandra Panares
Financial Assistant: Yvette Layne
Accountant: Nathan Pratt
Interim Support: David Jewett

Patron Services

Head of Patron Services: Emma Putnam
Ticket Services Manager: Heather Conroe
Assistant Ticket Services Manager: Tori Loubert
Ticket Services Representatives: Rachael Cohen, Jessica Golden, Emma Hunt
Ticket Services Staff: Taylor Fournier, Michelle Hong, Elliot Lazar, Alexia Rowe, Shelby Strachan
Front of House Manager: Matt Spano

Production

Production Manager: Skip Curtiss
Artistic Projects and Events Lighting Supervisor & Resident Designer: Justin Paice
Artistic Projects and Events FOH Sound Engineer: Michael Policare

Scenic

Interim Technical Director: Ross Wick
Interim Assistant Technical Director: Brian Melcher
Head Scenic Carpenter: Peter Doucette
Lead Scenic Carpenter: York-Andreas Paris
Scenic Carpenters: Bill Hawkins, Ray Reyes
Term Scenic Carpenters: Dawn Morningstar, Luke Van Cleve
Charge Scenic Artist: Gerard Vogt
Assistant Charge Scenic Artist: Heather Morris
Term Scenic Artist: India Lee

Stage Operations

Stage Operations Manager: Kevin Belcher
Interim Assistant Stage Operations Manager/Deck Lead: Bernadette Benoit
Automation Technician: Errick Jersey
Staff Props Runner: Christina Donovan

Costumes

Costume Manager: Muriel Mangual-Bennett
Assistant Costume Manager: Erica Desautels
Crafts Artisan: Jeffrey Scott Burrows
Draper: Sarah Karten
Stitcher: Stephanie Quartararo

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Manager: Alycia Marucci
Wig and Wardrobe Dresser: Emily Damron
Dresser: Brian Choinski, Michelle Villada
Wardrobe Maintenance Support: Rachel Padula-Shufelt

Sound

Sound Manager: Camilo Atehortua
Assistant Sound Manager: Bryan Atterberry
Sound Technician (A2): Kai Bohlman, Alison Schaefer

Lighting

Lighting and Projections Supervisor: Matthew Adelman
Assistant Lighting Supervisor: Joseph Lorenzen
Lighting and Projections Programmer and Operator: Sumner Ellsworth
Electrician/Followspot Operator: Ryan Lemay, Callie Moos
Swing Followspot Operator/Swing Stage Hand: Hannah Jope

Properties

Properties Manager: Erin Kehr
Assistant Properties Manager: Mariya Sudarska
Properties Carpenter: Patrick Goodsell
Properties Artisan: Elektra T. Newman

Production Overhire

Scenic Overhire: Elijah Akindolie, Elijah Brown, Dean Covert, Ronald Demarco, Thomas Eckenfels, Michael Greene, Riahna Graciani, Martha Keslar, Courntey Licata, Aiden Marshall, Wesley Scanlon
Scenic Painters: Paula Bird, Jacklyn Boyland, Elizabeth Johnson
Boston Costume Assistant: E. Rosser
Crafts Assistant: Nellie Kurz, Elizabeth Rocha
First Hands: Amanda Feeley, Sasha Marlene Nemi Lato
Stitchers: Duncan Michael, Marissa Wolf
NYC Costume Coordinator: Genevieve Beller
Assistant NYC Costume Coordinator: Sammy Mainzer
Dressers: Tyeshia Cowans, Marciann Shapiro
Swing Dressers: Elijah Brown, Kennedy VanCleve
Wig Dresser: Sarah Tupper
Swing Wig Dresser: Jen Insalaco, Lia Maynard, Amber Voner
Electricians: Kevin Barnett, Aspen Davis, Malcom Foster, Greg Hanawalt, Gabriel Karr, Toni Locurto, Isaak Olson, Mel Patten, Kaitlin Smith, Brittany Trymbulak
Sound Technicians: Sean Doyle, Anna B. Kokocinska, Devin McGovern, Eliezer Meraz, Irene Wang, Mary White
Properties Artisans: Cas Glover, Victoria Herman, Dylan Reid
Properties Production Assistant (NYC): Teshale Nuer
Stage Hands: Rosie G. Hartunian Alumbaugh, Toni Kooharian
Props Runner: Kate Hausler
Flypersons: Avery Hunt, Squier
Swing Stage Hand: Jack Riter

Special Thanks

Ira Pittleman Productions, Stan Ponte, Michael P. Kruke, Ramesh Narasimhan, John Gore Organization

Peggy Koenig, Peter May, The Nederlander Organization, Independent Presenters Network, The Shubert Organization, Networks Presentations, Jared King, James R. Schnepper, Jayne Barron Sherman, Michael Valdes, Currant Productions, Ronald Lieberman & Lauren Schwartz, Guimarin Family, Sam & Joan Weissman

Todd D. Dellaporta, Emma Rogers, Mireya Sanchez-Maes

Christopher Schramm, Daylee Richardson, Erin West, Dayne Sabatos, Carmen Gee, Arel Studios

Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios

Lighting Equipment provided by Production Resources Group; Sound Equipment provided by Meyer Sound; Additional Sound and Projections Equipment provided by Sound Associates, Inc.; Wigs provided by The Wig Associates; Chain Motor rental provided by Christie Lites; Automation equipment provided by Creative Connors, Inc.; Rehearsal Props rental provided by BB Props

Actors’ Equity Association 1913The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
SDCThe Director and Choreographer of this production are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
IATSE IA United Scenic Artists Local USA 829United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
AFM American Federation of Musicians United States CanadaThe musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

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Musical Numbers

Act I

Aylarala

Make It Work

Blood Thicker Than Mole

Flying Away

Jugglin’

Always On The Run

If I Were A Bird

Drivin’ Next To You

Oye Muchacha

Act II

Entr’acte

Done With It All

Adios Andrés

Siempre Mi Gente

Be A Gringa

Curves

Doin’ It Anyway

Life Is Like A Dance

Flying Away Reprise

Finishing The Dresses

Always On The Run Reprise

I Got It Wrong

Glossary

The following is a list of translations of some of the Spanish words used in Real Women Have Curves.

chingona (adj., n.) – boss, freaking awesome

chisme (n.) – gossip, tidbit

fuchi (adj.) – yucky

jefa (n.) – boss (who is a woman)

mi gente (n.) – my people

la migra (n.) – used to refer to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

mija (n.) – shortened version of mi hija, my daughter, often used as a term of endearment

mira (v.) – look

mole (n.) – a thick, rich, spicy Mexican sauce made with many ingredients

niña (n.) – girl

oye (v.) – listen

panadería (n.) – bakery

pero (prep., conj.) – but

pinche (adj.) – damn, friggin’

plancha (n.) – iron

pobrecita (n.) – poor thing

pues/pos (conj.) – well

quinceañera (n.) – the celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday

reina (n.) – queen

siempre (adv.) – always

sinvergüenza (adj., n.) – shameless

toma (v.) – take it

viejo/vieja (adj., n.) – old man or old woman (but endearing)

Boards & Donors

Boards

People chatting outside an events tent.

A.R.T. Donors

About A.R.T.

Actors raise a glass in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

About Us

A group of people stand staggered in rows and raise their arms by their sides.

Engagement

Pippin Curtain Call at Opening Night

Membership & Support

ASL performers at a show.

Accessibility