David Davila

Gabrielle Ruiz

Casting is now complete for the staged reading of David Davila’s ADAN Y JULIO for Lone Star Theatre Company’s Texas Reads series. Completing the cast, is Broadway’s Gabrielle Ruiz (In The Heights, A Chorus Line) as Jessica Salazar, a young girl who helps Adan and Julio escape to the United States.

Gabrielle Ruiz played Nina, Vanessa, and Carla in In The Heights on Broadway during the show’s run at the Richard Rogers theatre, and Diana Morales in A Chorus Line. She was most recently seen in Broadway Dolls: Tour de Fierce at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and in the revival of Make Mine Manhattan for Unsung Musicals.

Hailing from South Texas, she is proud to take part in Lone Star Theatre’s Texas Reads series.

ADAN Y JULIO tells the story of gay teenage lovers who are caught on two different sides of the Mexican Drug war. Can they break away from the dangerous world of the Texas/Mexico border, or is death their only escape? Rounding out the cast are Jose Sepulveda (Julio), Raphael Eilenberg (Adan), Christopher Romero-Wilson (Erasmo), Lillian Small (Juana), Sarah Elizondo (Veronica), Roberto Medrano (Arcadio), Matthew Castlemann (Gallo), Jian-Carlos Vasquez (Pacito), and Cesar Anthony Villavicencio (Sapphire).

The reading is set for May 7th and will be directed by Schnele Wilson (City Show Productions).

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Jose Sepulveda

Initial casting has been announced for the developmental reading of David Davila’s ADAN Y JULIO for Lone Star Theatre Company. The reading is the first in a series of plays by Texas playwrights read in New York City and will be directed by Schnele Wilson (City Show Productions).

Leading the cast are Jose Sepulveda (Altar Boyz, Rent) and Raphael Eilenberg as Adan and Julio, teenage lovers stuck on two different sides of the Mexican drug war. Rounding out the cast are Sarah Elizondo as Veronica the maid, Christopher Romero-Wilson as drug lord Erasmo Montes, Roberto Medrano as Adan’s cousin Arcadio, Matthew Castlemann as the assassin Gallo, Lillian Small as the socialite Juana Montes, Jian-Carlos Vasquez as the chief of police Pacito, and Cesar Anthony Villavicencio as the street smart drag queen Sapphire. More casting to be announced soon.

ADAN Y JULIO is part of a larger series of plays by David Davila about life along the Texas/Mexico border where he grew up. The reading will be presented as Hourglass Tavern on May 7th at7:00pm as part of Lone Star Theatre Company’s Texas Reads reading series.

Casting by Sara Mirowski Casting.

Lone Star Theatre Co is proud to present a staged reading of David Davila’s new play, ADAN Y JULIO, the story of gay star-crossed lovers on two different sides of the Mexican drug war. The reading will be presented as part of Lone Star Theatre Co.’s TEXAS READS, new play reading series. The staged reading will be directed by Schnele Wilson (Baal at City Show Prod., Dear Brutus at Foolish Mortals).

TEXAS READS is a reading series that features new plays by Texas playwrights in New York City. ADAN Y JULIO will be the first play presented in the series; more plays to be announced in the summer.

Lone Star Theatre Co is theatre for New Yorkers. Created by Texans. Visit lonestartheatre.com to sign up for e-mail alerts on upcoming events.

(from left to right) Patrice Bell, Anna Nugent, David Davila, and Kristine M. Reyes

Primary Stages, the renowned off-Broadway theatre company that brought the world, David Ives’ ALL IN THE TIMING, and Horton Foote’s DIVIDING THE ESTATE, announced their 2012 Rockwell Scholars and David Davila is among those awarded.

The Mary Louise Rockwell Scholars were announced at the Primary Stages 2012-2013 Season unveiling on January 31. This year’s Mary Louise Rockwell Scholars are actors Patrice Bell and Anna Nugent, actor/playwrights David Brian Colbert and David Davila, and playwright Kristine M. Reyes.

The Rockwell Scholars spend a year attending workshops with Primary Stages/ESPA instructors and are assigned two industry mentors during their studies.

In addition to names of the 2012 Scholars, Primary Stages announced that their 2012-2013 season would include world premieres by Horton Foote and Daisy Foote, as well as a revival of their first big hit, David Ives’ ALL IN THE TIMING.

David Davila has been cast in Tina Benko’s new one-act play, THROAT for Primary Stages/ESPA’s Downtown Theatre one-act series; Detention.

Davila plays a Spanish stranger named Jesus in a hilarious and poignant play about a woman who conjures the famous French/Cuban author Anais Nin to help her balance between the woman she wants to be, and the woman she thinks men want her to be.

Filling out the cast are Kate McClelland as our struggling protagonist, Jane, and Anna Van Valin as the heroic female figure, Anais Nin. The play is directed by Joan Kane, one of nytheatre.com’s 2011 people of the year.

The play will be presented as part of the Detention  one-act series, on March 2nd, at 7:00pm and 10:00pm at Jimmy’s No. 43 in the Historic East Village, with a dance party to follow each performance. Reservations are required.

David Davila can now add producer to his list of credits as he announces his latest venture, the creation of a new theatre company in New York City; LONE STAR Theatre Co.

Lone Star Theatre is theatre for New Yorkers. Created by Texans.

Lone Star Theatre is dedicated to creating innovative and fresh pieces of theatre for New Yorkers brought to you by Texans. Whether a play is by a Texas playwright, or features Texas talent, or ingenuity, Lone Star Theatre aims to bring you entertaining theatrical events that will whisk you away from city life.

Davila promises the inagural season will include a reading series, concerts, cabarets, parties, and a full length production of Davila’s play, ADAN Y JULIO, about star-crossed lovers caught in the Mexican drug war.

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This week’s edition of David Davila’s 52 SONGS includes a guest appearance and collaboration with famous NYC songwriter, Drew Gasparini. Gasparini is most known for his edgy, rock-n-roll style, cabaret songs and for his musical CRAZY, JUST LIKE ME, which recently won the coveted “Best in Fest” award at the prestigious New York Musical Theatre Festival, with buzz of an off-Broadway run building.

For this week’s song, Davila wrote the lyrics about a man obsessed with a woman’s special places, and Drew Gasparini contributes his high octane music and vocals.

David Davila’s 52 SONGS tracks Davila through a massive challenge to write one original song a week for an entire year. Can Davila meet his goal and become a better guitar player in the process? Follow David on YouTube to find out.

New York based cabaret singer, Michelle Caniglia, will be premiering several of David Davila’s “Cabaret songs” at the Fall ESPA song-writers showcase. The songs were written for Caniglia by the playwright/composer to sing at multiple cabaret venues around NYC.

Davila is currently working on a massive song-writing project that includes writing 52 songs in 52 weeks. Make sure to keep up with his project every week on youtube. These cabaret songs are presented as part of Davila’s on-going 52 songs project.

The song-writers showcase is presented as part of the annual ESPA playwrights festival and will also feature Adam Gwon, Michael Koslow, Drew Gasparini, Nan Hoffman, Anne Timmons, Rocco Natale and others. The showcase begins at 5:00pm on December 13th at Primary Stages in NYC. Reservations are required.

Initial casting has been announced for the upcoming developmental reading of David Davila’s ADAN Y JULIO, a story of star-crossed lovers set against the Mexican drug war.

Leading the cast in the title roles of Adan and Julio are Christopher Lopez and Jose Sepulveda. Joining them are Abdel Gonzalez  as Arcadio Cerna, Juan Villarreal as Erasmo Montes, Christopher Romero-Wilson as Gallo, Sarah Elizondo as Juana Montes, Janice Amaya as Jessica Salazar, Cesar Anthony Villavicencio as Lady Saphire, and David Davila himself, as Pacito Montes.

ADAN Y JULIO tells the story of Adan, a teenage mercenary on a quest for revenge. But when he meets Julio, the heir to the same drug empire that killed his father, his world is turned upside down by passion. Can Adan and Julio break away from the war-torn world of the Mexico/U.S. border, or is death the only escape?

The reading will take place at Primary Stages on Nov 18th at 3:00pm, as part of their on-going play development series, Jam Sessions.

David Davila’s new play ADAN Y JULIO, about star-crossed lovers caught on two different sides of the Mexican drug war, is having a developmental reading at Primary Stages as part of their on-going Jam Sessions program. This is Davila’s third play to be read at Jam Sessions; MEN OF GOD, and CREDO have both previously been developed through the program.

The reading will be held at Primary Stages on Friday, November 18th at 3:00pm

Adan is a teenage mercenary on a quest for revenge, but when he meets Julio, the heir to the same drug empire that killed his father, his world is turned upside down by passion. Can Adan and Julio break away from the war-torn world of the Mexico/U.S. border, or is death their only escape?