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Theater for the New City is presenting the New York premiere of LIBERTO, written by Gemma Bri\u00f3, now running through March 1, 2026. See new photos of the production.<\/p>\n
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Inspired by Bri\u00f3\u2019s lived experience, LIBERTO recounts the fifteen days her newborn son lived following complications at birth. The play transforms personal grief into a theatrical work marked by honesty, tenderness, and moments of unexpected humor.<\/p>\n
Performed by two actors and a musician portraying dozens of characters, the production blends storytelling, live music, and theatrical design to create an intimate experience that moves between vulnerability and absurdity. Rather than focusing on sentimentality, the work examines love, dignity, and endurance.<\/p>\n
Internationally, LIBERTO has received two Premios Butaca awards, the Serra d\u2019Or Critics\u2019 Prize, and multiple Premios Max nominations.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiberto is not a play about death, but about the radical intensity of love,\u201d said Garc\u00eda-Bustelo. \u201cBy sharing something profoundly personal, Gemma Bri\u00f3 creates a space where grief becomes collective and where compassion and humor coexist.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cast features Christy Escobar*, Gabriela Garc\u00eda*, and Mireia Clua. Creative design is by Evan Frank (set and costumes), Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger (projections), and Bruce A! Kraemer (lighting).<\/p>\n
LIBERTO is a production of AENY \u2013 Spanish Artists in New York, presented by Theater for the New City. Funding support includes the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts, LMCC, and the Consulate General of Spain in New York.<\/p>\n
Gabriela Garc\u00eda and Christy Escobar appear with permission of Actors\u2019 Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production.<\/p>\n
Photo Credit: Michael Palma Mir<\/p>\n
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