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 and ingenuity, Lone Star Theatre aims to bring you entertaining theatrical events that will whisk you away from city life.
Lone Star Theatre is busy planning our inaugural season, and we want to keep you informed. We're planning a reading series, concerts, cabarets, parties, and a full length production of David Davila's play, ADAN Y JULIO, about star-crossed lovers caught in the Mexican drug war.
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 and ingenuity, Lone Star Theatre aims to bring you entertaining theatrical events that will whisk you away from city life.
Lone Star Theatre is busy planning our inaugural season, and we want to keep you informed. We're planning a reading series, concerts, cabarets, parties, and a full length production of David Davila's play, ADAN Y JULIO, about star-crossed lovers caught in the Mexican drug war.
Artistic Director, David Davila
“Gay priests, drug lords, teenage assassins, Mexican prostitutes, crooked policeman, devout Catholic women, illegal border-crossers, mariachi singers, migrant workers, curanderas, and abuelitas rolling tamales, all inhabit the thick tapestry of David Davila’s Tex-Mex plays.”
David Davila was born in McAllen, TX and raised in the neighboring town of Edinburg along the Texas/Mexico border where he enjoyed a healthy appetite of enchiladas, and chile con queso. By the time he was able to talk he was already singing and acting for his family. By age eight he was writing songs, poems, and stories for anyone who would listen.
Today David continues to write songs, poems, and full length plays. He sings and acts at every chance he can get.
Davila studied vocal performance and theatre at the University of North Texas (Dr. Linda Di Fiore – Voice), and arts management at the University of Texas San Antonio (Dr. Melody Rich – Voice). He studied creative writing with famed Mexican-American novelist Denise Sanchez (Loving Pedro Infante, Last of the Menu girls), song-writing with Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days), and play-writing with Rogelio Martinez (Wannamaker’s Pursuit) and Kara Corthrum (Julius by Design) at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts in New York City.
He has performed in theatres all over Texas and New York City and currently performs with Essential Voices USA and the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall. He is the founder of LONE STAR Theatre Co, dedicated to promoting the theatrical talents of Texans living in NYC, a blogger for RSO's www.CRAZYTOWNBLOG.com, and a producer for SON OF A GUN ENTERTAINMENT.
For several years he has been writing a series of plays about life along the Texas/Mexico border which he ‘aptly calls his Tex-Mex plays. The series includes the plays MEN OF GOD, ADAN Y JULIO, AZTEC PIRATES & THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ON MARS, CREDO, REQUERDOS OF MY LIFE, WINE & THE WAY WE EMBRACE, and THE FIRST TIME I FELL IN LOVE. He is working on several musicals with his song-writing partner Sean Havrilla, and just completed a massive, year long song-writing project called 52 Songs. He is a 2012 Primary Stages Rockwell Scholar.
www.daviddavila.net
David Davila was born in McAllen, TX and raised in the neighboring town of Edinburg along the Texas/Mexico border where he enjoyed a healthy appetite of enchiladas, and chile con queso. By the time he was able to talk he was already singing and acting for his family. By age eight he was writing songs, poems, and stories for anyone who would listen.
Today David continues to write songs, poems, and full length plays. He sings and acts at every chance he can get.
Davila studied vocal performance and theatre at the University of North Texas (Dr. Linda Di Fiore – Voice), and arts management at the University of Texas San Antonio (Dr. Melody Rich – Voice). He studied creative writing with famed Mexican-American novelist Denise Sanchez (Loving Pedro Infante, Last of the Menu girls), song-writing with Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days), and play-writing with Rogelio Martinez (Wannamaker’s Pursuit) and Kara Corthrum (Julius by Design) at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts in New York City.
He has performed in theatres all over Texas and New York City and currently performs with Essential Voices USA and the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall. He is the founder of LONE STAR Theatre Co, dedicated to promoting the theatrical talents of Texans living in NYC, a blogger for RSO's www.CRAZYTOWNBLOG.com, and a producer for SON OF A GUN ENTERTAINMENT.
For several years he has been writing a series of plays about life along the Texas/Mexico border which he ‘aptly calls his Tex-Mex plays. The series includes the plays MEN OF GOD, ADAN Y JULIO, AZTEC PIRATES & THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ON MARS, CREDO, REQUERDOS OF MY LIFE, WINE & THE WAY WE EMBRACE, and THE FIRST TIME I FELL IN LOVE. He is working on several musicals with his song-writing partner Sean Havrilla, and just completed a massive, year long song-writing project called 52 Songs. He is a 2012 Primary Stages Rockwell Scholar.
www.daviddavila.net
Managing Director, Vanessa Garcia
Vanessa Garcia was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She always loved singing and participating in school productions. At the age of 11, she was accidentally placed in a theatre class that changed her life forever. She continued theatre courses throughout middle and high school and received her Bachelor's degree in Theatre with a teacher's certificate from Texas State University at the young age of 20.
She has spent the last four years as a high school Theatre Director in San Antonio, where she created a theatre program from scratch, which is where she met David Davila. Since then, she has taken home the title of District Champions in the UIL-One Act Play Competition and has received other awards at that campus. Some of her favorite productions to produce and direct were: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka, The Seagull, The Trojan Women, Our Lady of the Tortilla, Anna in the Tropics, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and more.
Her latest endeavor is an independent production company called DON'T STARVE PRODUCTIONS with which she has begun producing music concerts and cabarets. Her first production is 3.6.5 starring Michelle Caniglia and Anika Seidman-Gati at the Triad Theatre in March of 2013.
Her film credits include the award winning films, Lilia and the feature film, Wolf.
She has spent the last four years as a high school Theatre Director in San Antonio, where she created a theatre program from scratch, which is where she met David Davila. Since then, she has taken home the title of District Champions in the UIL-One Act Play Competition and has received other awards at that campus. Some of her favorite productions to produce and direct were: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka, The Seagull, The Trojan Women, Our Lady of the Tortilla, Anna in the Tropics, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and more.
Her latest endeavor is an independent production company called DON'T STARVE PRODUCTIONS with which she has begun producing music concerts and cabarets. Her first production is 3.6.5 starring Michelle Caniglia and Anika Seidman-Gati at the Triad Theatre in March of 2013.
Her film credits include the award winning films, Lilia and the feature film, Wolf.
Marketing Director, Benjamin Wright
Benjamin Wright is an accomplished Theatrical Marketing guru, writer and producer with a drive to understand how creative ideas make their way from sticky note to stock quote.
Benjamin Wright is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. He holds an M.A. in Advertising from The University of Texas specializing in art direction, copy writing, and account planning. As a producer, Benjamin self-produced Lonestar Texas: A Popcorn Throwing Rock Country Musical with The Vestige Group in Austin. He coordinated all of the marketing and branding efforts including overseeing the development of a website, social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter, obtaining sponsorships, creating a merchandising and ticketing strategy, acquiring funding and popping popcorn which led to a 20% profit and the company's largest grossing show by a factor of 4. Benjamin was a founding member of The Unacceptable Theater Company where he wrote scenes, performed, and acquired funding for the production of an original show titled No Doi: A Musical Tribute To Generation Why?
As an Asst. Account Manager at Sibley Peteet Design, a branding and design firm, he managed brand accounts for AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), and created web marketing strategies for Forte Foundation, a non-profit women's networking organization. As the Account Manager at GoGo Creative, he developed strategies for municipal branding projects for Eagle County, Colorado, and Taylor, Texas. Benjamin has expertise in developing and implementing interviews, surveys and copy writing. More recently he developed web marketing strategies, websites, and social media campaigns for Off-Broadway theater shows.
He is the creator of www.creativethinghappenermaker.com.
Benjamin Wright is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. He holds an M.A. in Advertising from The University of Texas specializing in art direction, copy writing, and account planning. As a producer, Benjamin self-produced Lonestar Texas: A Popcorn Throwing Rock Country Musical with The Vestige Group in Austin. He coordinated all of the marketing and branding efforts including overseeing the development of a website, social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter, obtaining sponsorships, creating a merchandising and ticketing strategy, acquiring funding and popping popcorn which led to a 20% profit and the company's largest grossing show by a factor of 4. Benjamin was a founding member of The Unacceptable Theater Company where he wrote scenes, performed, and acquired funding for the production of an original show titled No Doi: A Musical Tribute To Generation Why?
As an Asst. Account Manager at Sibley Peteet Design, a branding and design firm, he managed brand accounts for AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), and created web marketing strategies for Forte Foundation, a non-profit women's networking organization. As the Account Manager at GoGo Creative, he developed strategies for municipal branding projects for Eagle County, Colorado, and Taylor, Texas. Benjamin has expertise in developing and implementing interviews, surveys and copy writing. More recently he developed web marketing strategies, websites, and social media campaigns for Off-Broadway theater shows.
He is the creator of www.creativethinghappenermaker.com.
Music Director, Charles Barksdale
Charles Barksdale hails from San Antonio, TX and can currently be seen eight times a week in the 1st National Tour of Sister Act. He has been seen in over 1000 performances across the United States and made his Canadian Concert debut in November. Charles studied Vocal Performance and Music Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio which is where his lifelong affair with stage performance began.
Charles recently made his Off-Broadway debut in the musical Fat Camp, which he has been involved with since early readings. Some of his other favorite roles include Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Peter (Father) in Hansel & Gretel, and the title role in The Marriage of Figaro. On the lighter side of things, Charles played the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, and has reprised the role of Pooh-Bah twice in The Mikado. On the Musical Theatre stage, Charles has performed in Dreamgirls, Footloose, Cinderella, Damn Yankees, Smokey Joe’s Café, and a host of many, many other shows. Some of Charles’ professional affiliations include the San Antonio Opera, Pro Cantus Lyric Opera of South Texas, Dodger Properties Productions, Matt Davenport Productions, The San Pedro Playhouse, The Josephine Theatre, the Woodlawn and Overtime Theaters, The San Antonio Choral Society, The San Antonio Mastersingers, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and Phi Mu Alpha National Fraternity in Music.
For years, Charles was seen performing in numerous shows at Theme Parks such as Six Flags Fiesta Texas and HersheyPark in Pennsylvania. For nine years Charles taught voice privately in Texas public schools and served as choreographer for dozens of musicals. Alongside Music Directing, Teaching Private Voice and Choreography, Charles has given numerous solo concerts showcasing Musical Theatre, Operatic, Pop and other contemporary styles of music, and has several more concerts planned for New York this year.
Charles recently made his Off-Broadway debut in the musical Fat Camp, which he has been involved with since early readings. Some of his other favorite roles include Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, Peter (Father) in Hansel & Gretel, and the title role in The Marriage of Figaro. On the lighter side of things, Charles played the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, and has reprised the role of Pooh-Bah twice in The Mikado. On the Musical Theatre stage, Charles has performed in Dreamgirls, Footloose, Cinderella, Damn Yankees, Smokey Joe’s Café, and a host of many, many other shows. Some of Charles’ professional affiliations include the San Antonio Opera, Pro Cantus Lyric Opera of South Texas, Dodger Properties Productions, Matt Davenport Productions, The San Pedro Playhouse, The Josephine Theatre, the Woodlawn and Overtime Theaters, The San Antonio Choral Society, The San Antonio Mastersingers, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and Phi Mu Alpha National Fraternity in Music.
For years, Charles was seen performing in numerous shows at Theme Parks such as Six Flags Fiesta Texas and HersheyPark in Pennsylvania. For nine years Charles taught voice privately in Texas public schools and served as choreographer for dozens of musicals. Alongside Music Directing, Teaching Private Voice and Choreography, Charles has given numerous solo concerts showcasing Musical Theatre, Operatic, Pop and other contemporary styles of music, and has several more concerts planned for New York this year.
