Photo credit: Erika Latta
Poster Design: Ivan Talijancic
HOPE
hope - (v) \ˈhōp\ - to want something to happen or be true
Written and Performed by Hope Salas
Directed by Erika Latta
HOPE was performed September 22 - October 13, 2018 at The Wild Project, NYC.
HOPE is the story of three women: Rose, a prostitute in the 1950's; Alice, a spirited, yet haunted wife and mother; and Hope, an Irish-Mexican storyteller who examines the fragments of her life in order to understand how she has survived and how she will thrive in the second half of her life. It is a darkly comic play about women's voices and women's choices; addiction and abuse; healing and survival. It is about HOPE.
Press from Fall 2018 run of hope by Hope Salas, Directed by Erika Latta
“Captivating… unquestionably earns every one of the five stars we’re giving it.” - Opplaud
“Great acting, Great staging, Absorbing, Intense, Thought-provoking!” - Show Score
“…She is a multi-threat, people; don’t forget, Salas wrote this amazing gem loaded with
poetry of phrase and many full servings of keeping it real.” - Margaret Echeverria, Front Row Center
“This edgy and unhinged performance was so dynamic, I couldn’t take my eyes off Ms. Salas.
She effectively shifted between characters, committing to various personas. Her timing was impeccably precise…”
-Mehr Gunawardena, All About Solo
Team
PRODUCERS
HOPE SALAS
Executive Producer
RICHARD MOON
Executive Producer
NAT DERSHOWITZ
Co-Executive Producer
JENNIFER PLANTE-JOHNSON
Co-Executive Producer
TISHA JOHNSON
Co-Executive Producer
DENISE SIMPERS
Co-Executive Producer
PIA HADDAD
Co-Producer
MAC MAKE-UP
Product Sponsor
ARTISTIC & TECHNICAL
MARSHA GINSBERG
Set & Costume Designer
YUKI NAKASE
Lighting Designer
YIANNIS CHRISTOFIDES
Sound Designer
GIL SPERLING
Video Designer
EDWIN SANCHEZ
Dramaturg
ALEX GUREVICH
Technical Director
DARIELLE SHANDLER
Stage Manager
BRYAN RUSSELL
Asst. Stage Manager
ADMINISTRATIVE
RON LASKO
Public Relations,
SPIN CYCLE