Gaucho: A New Musical

by Emma Ventresca '26, Aaron Ventresca

Gaucho: A New Musical Poster
Thank you for your interest in Gaucho! We encourage all who are interested in this production to audition, regardless of cultural background, previous training, or musical theater experience.
 
Auditions will be in October of 2023. Please click here for the audition information packet. We will be casting in the November YDC casting cycle.
 
Show Summary:
 

In nineteenth century Argentina, the gaucho community of San Antonio de Areco faces growing threats to its traditional way of life from large landowners’ newest technology—barbed wire fencing. With horseback riding and storytelling buffeting under the pressure of progress, a young gaucho named Mateo struggles to escape his family’s dying way of life to become a writer. Cultural frictions and severe backlash from his father prove challenging obstacles, and Mateo’s dreams seem futile. But with the unexpected help of his sister Carolina (a feminist in a patriarchal society) and an elderly mentor, Mateo takes his chance at finding work in Buenos Aires. There, he meets Sofia, a woman who shakes his provincial view of the world. Mateo becomes torn between dichotomies as modernity takes shape: his family or the one he could create, his culture or the movements of the world, his duty or his dreams.

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Performance Dates & Times

April 12, 2024 - 8:00pm

April 13, 2024 - 8:00pm

Location

TBD

Venue Accessibility: 
Contact the email listed above or the producer for inquiries regarding accessibility.

Reservations

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Patron Information

Ticket reservations will be released in the Spring of 2024. Please check back soon.

Performers

Mateo
TBD
Sofia
TBD
Carolina
TBD
Josefina
TBD
Pedro
TBD
Jorge
TBD
Nacho
TBD
Tomochuito
TBD
Conoco
TBD
Sánchez
TBD

Production Team

Producer
Stage Manager
Kylyn Smith
Writer
Aaron Ventresca
Sound Engineer
Costume Designer
Davianna Inirio