Hello.
 

My name is Michael Mellas.  I am a graduate student of theatre pursuing a 
Masters with an emphasis in directing.  Next semester I will be directing 
Cloud Tectonics by Jose Rivera as part of the Department of Theatre's 2007-
08 season.  Rivera is a contemporary playwright born in Puerto Rico raised 
in NYC, and Cloud Tectonics, like many of his plays, deals with (among 
other things) what it means to be Latino in a white-Anglo dominant culture 
that does not always accept or value differences.  It explores the struggle 
between familial and communal history that does not always coincide with an 
individual's present or future, and it does this in ways very specific to 
Rivera's Puerto Rican heritage.
 
I am trying to communicate with the different Latino communities on Miami's 
campus to develop and encourage interest.  If anyone is interested in 
auditioning, auditions will be Sunday November 17th with call-backs on 
Monday November 18th (the Sunday and Monday before Thanksgiving break).  
Please sign up for auditions outside the Theatre Department's office in 
Hiestand.  There will be a few meetings for the play at the end of this 
semester, and rehearsals will begin in earnest at the very beginning of 
next semester.  The play itself will be February 6-10th, 2008.
 
Could you please communicate these dates with the Latino American Graduate 
Student Association, or direct me to the best way to communicate this with 
the Latino American Graduate Student Association? If there are any 
questions, please send me an e-mail.
 
Thank you for your time.  
 
-- Mike
Michael Mellas
Graduate Assistant
Department of Theatre
CPA 018