Events

2011 Events
FREE Financial Aid Workshop Sunday January 30th 10pm-1pm Eibar Coffee (near the corner of Fourth & French) Learn about the differences between Cal Grants, Pell Grants & Stafford Loans Find out some helpful strategies for organizing all of your financial aid paperwork! Get information about scholarships specifically for Latino/a students, first-generation college students, and students interested in the arts
FREE - An Excerpt Reading from "The Mexican OC” Thursday, January 27^thFullerton Public Library - Hunt BranchHear excerpts read from The “Mexican” OC . A historical play of the trials, triumphs, and contributions of Mexican Americans of the Orange County Communities. With Alejandra Navarro & Lucy Lalu
101 THEATER SERIES* Breath of Fire wants to grow its own! Through our 101 Theater series we want to offer more growth opportunities in the performing arts by offering classes and workshops to our community! Ranging from Acting, Directing, Writing, Designing, Producing, Improv, Comedia dell’Arte, Alexander Training, Theater for Social Justice, and mucho more! Visit our website for times and dates. *With funds raised we hope to offer several scholarships to Latina/o youth.
CAFÉ CON DRAMA Eibar Coffee Who doesn’t like a little drama con su café!? Breath of Fire in sponsorship by EIBAR COFFEE is proud to present Café con Drama, a play reading series of published plays to new works by past and present of Latina/o and Chicana/o Playwrights with incredible coffee! Eibar Coffee 320 French St , Santa Ana, CA 92701.
SANTA ANA SOUND INSTITUTE January - May This artistic and interdisciplinary aims to raise awareness about the importance of music as a part of each child's education, all the while expanding community awareness of it's versatile access and importance in everyone's life.
2010 Events
	*4th ANNUAL MILAGROS FUNDRAISER* Saturday. December 4, 2010 1:00 – 5:00 pm Hosted and Sponsored by Bistro 400 www.bistro400.com *“Witness the Miracle of Latina Theater … in Orange County!” Event Includes:* ¡Aparato! , Nancy Sanchez, Xicana Comedy Troupe - Las Ramonas,, Artwork of Sandy Rodriquez and the Barrio Writers
	FREE College Application Workshop Sunday, November 7, 2010 · 10:00am - 1:00pm Eibar Coffee Co. Learn about the college admissions application process Start writing your UC Personal Statement Get feedback on your application essays
	OC FILM FIESTA Sept 4-19 in Santa Ana "A Crushing Love" by Sylvia Morales "A Crushing Love" by Sylvia Morales interviews and honors the achievements of five activist Latinas-labor organizer/UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta, educator Elizabeth-Betita Martinez, writer/playwright Cherrie Moraga, civil rights advocate Alicia Escalante, and historian Martha Cotera-and considers how these single mothers managed to be parents and effect broad-based social change at the same time.
	BARRIO ACTORS GUILD SHOWCASE September 3 & 4, 2010both days @ 7pm Barrio Actors Guild: Barrio Actors Guild is a summer theatre program in Orange County. Our mission is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for local teens to explore their creative abilities, sense of identity and relationships with their communities. We will encourage students to participate in the cultural arts in Orange County.The summer program will culminate in a showcase at Breathe of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble. For more information visit Barrio Actors Guild: Barrio Actors Facebook Group or visit: BarrioWriters blogspot
	THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF - A STAGED READING August 8th @ 2pm Adaptation and Translation by Katherine Perrault Sogolow, PhD. Directed by Angela Cruz An afternoon of laughter, love, sex, greed and everything a telenovela can give you but more! Moliere's "The Doctor In Spite of Himself" A New Adaptation and Translation by Katherine Perrault Sogolow, PhD. Directed by Angela Cruz Admission is FREE and begins @ 2pm There will be a Q&A with the playwright and director! CAST: Michael Ruesga, Noemi Gonzalez, Daniel Crisp, Sara Guerrero, David Santana, Hala Abdul Baki, Daniel Penilla, Jackie Bustamante, Courtney Salvage and Eddy Fernandez Baumann
	DIGGING UP (MORE DIRT) - Writing Workshop Intensive Taught by Cherríe Moraga and Adelina Anthony Saturday, June 26th, 2010 All levels. All genres. All ages (18 to 88!) All welcome. This is a rare Southern California opportunity where the Bay Area poet, author and playwright, Cherríe Moraga, assisted by Adelina Anthony, to create an environment of intimate and authentic exploration of the writer’s craft and creative impulse.
	A NIGHT OF QUEER XICANA PERFORMANCE Sat. May 22nd @ Plaza de la Raza For the first time in L.A. Cherríe Moraga and Adelina Anthony share the stage for this special fundraiser. Adelina Anthony, reading an excerpt from "La Chismosa" (directed by D'Lo) Cherríe Moraga, reading from New Work
	*LOVE YOUR BODY* *PANZA PARTY* with Virginia Grise Sat. May 17th Video, performance, music, laughter, fun, and PANZAS! Join us as we welcome Virgiana Grise as she presents the newly released Panza Monolgoues DVD." The Power of the PANZA!
	EASTERN STANDARD Directed by Emilio Rodriquez Friday, May 7th to Sun, May 9th Two New York couples struggling with suicide attempts, business scandals and fulfilling careers whose lives change for the better when they encounter a spunky homeless woman and a wide-eyed waitress who just may lead them to the "accidental happiness" they've been looking for.
	5th & BROADWAY CABARET Sat. April 3rd Come support a night featuring UC Theater Arts Students. Past & Present

2009 Events
	OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2009 [The Best of OC] Las Directoras Sara Guerrero and Elsa Martinez Phillips - OC Weekly Read Full Article "Forget the vagina talk and Chicana diatribes; Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble is forging an innovative theater experience that engagingly subverts any and all stereotypes about Latinas and theater."
	*REPRODUCE & REVOLT:* Women of color, art & politics Guest Artist: Favianna Rodriquez March 13 www.favianna.com
	DECEMBER 2009 *UNA NOCHE DE MILAGROS (A NIGHT OF MIRACLES)* Saturday, Dec 5, 2009 Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble’s Third Annual Fundraiser! You’re invited to be part of an award winning, grassroots Theater Company. By joining our efforts, you are helping to create more opportunities for Latinas on and off the stage.

2008 Events

Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble's Open House
Saturday, April 12th
@ Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

"Come on Baby Lite My Fire!"
A Night of Fire Breathing Entertainment
featuring Breath of Fire's company members:

"Chicano Man" by Jose Casas
"Greetings From a Queer Senorita" (excerpt) by Monica Palacios
"When Song Leaders Goes Bad" by Elizabeth Szekeresh
"One Out of Six" by Juan Ramirez

Saturday April 12th
@ Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

37th OC Human Relations Award
Community Organization
May

Pictured: Bill Hilton (Board Member); Elizabeth Isela Szekeresh (Company Member); Gina Davidson (Board Member & Resident Costume Designer); Elsa Martinez Phillips (Co-Artistic Director & Company Member); and Sara Guerrero (Artistic Director)

Our Website goes live! www.breathoffire.org becomes a reality...
End of June

"The Dress Was Way Too Itchy" A Book Signing & Reading
Written & Performed by Monica Palacios
Tuesday, July 1st
@ Librería Martinez Books & Art Gallery, Santa Ana

A short story in the anthology:
Fifteen Candles -
15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles & Quinceanera Stories

"Una Noche De Milagros" Second Annual Fundraiser
Friday, December 5th

2007 Events

“Una a Noche De Milagros Company Fundraiser”
Saturday, December 1^st
@ Sol Art Gallery

"Best New Theater Troupe” of Orange County 2007
by O.C. Weekly

“1st Annual Latina Artist Scholarship Celebration & Benefit”
Honoring student intern Angela Cruz
Saturday, September 8th
@ Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

Angela Cruz attended UCSB to major in Directing and minor in Chicano Studies

“Somebody’s Children” written and directed by Jose Casas
Guest Produced by Found Spaces Theater Company
August
@ Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble

Troubled and homeless youth, living in motels right under the nose of Happiest Place on Earth.

"9ine Digits Away from my Dream" (play reading)
an OC Dream Team & BOFLTE Writing Collective Collaboration
March
@ OC Human Relations’ “Walk in My Shoes” for middle school teachers & Cal State Fullerton

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