Directed by: Manuel Ortiz

Company Name: split/decision

Genre / Type of Show: Theater

Language: English 

Duration: 01:20:00

Audience type: General audience

Artists/Features:

Cast:

Francisco Arcila, Nefesh Cordero, Jesse B. Koehler, John Evans Reese

Creative:

Manuel Ortiz, Rachel Shuey, Attilio Rigotti, Miguel Valderrama, Paco May

Synopsis:

What would you do if your dead father showed up asking for revenge? 

Manifest Destiny, Manuel Ortiz’s second installment in his “American Mythology” trilogy, puts Hamlet’s age-old question to the test in this Chilean telenovela-meets-documentary-theater comedy.  Starting from a very real car-bombing in the 70s that killed an American and a Chilean citizen in Washington D.C., Manuel blends reality and fiction with Cold-War-era spies, Latin assassins, a take on Alex Trebec, and Missus America herself to form a genre-bending revenge play that awakens the ghosts that haunt both nations.

About the Company:

split/decision is a creative producing company that helps artists develop and execute their independent projects. Together, Rachel and Manuel have over 35 years of experience in the arts, specifically producing, directing, and consulting for projects such as theater and cultural festivals, short films, international tours, and workshops, in addition to extensive program and project management engagements in the commercial sector. Like us, our values come in pairs: drive + enthusiasm, equity + responsibility, and kindness + guts. @split.decisionco 

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