The Journey to Art With A Purpose

A lot has been going on and Zuccotti Park is still receiving great feed back on the work WE ALL BROUGHT TO LIFE. This is such a great confirmation that the process of uniting all... cast and crew in the idea of making Art with a Purpose, pays off Broadway World reported: Luis Salgado Wins Best Director Award at 2015 NYC VENUS/ADONIS FESTIVAL. "This award belongs to everyone involved in Zuccotti Park , the musical and it's already opening new doors". READ MORE HERE All Photos in this blog are  by Victoria Medina Here is the Review: Venus/Adonis Festival 2015 by Bianca Garcia "In the spirit of productions like Rent and Hair , Zuccotti Park is a welcome addition to the musical that cares. As you walk into the theater, you are bombarded with a cornucopia of guitar-wielding and protest sign-lugging beautiful people as they shout, “We are the 99 percent!” Easily the liveliest of the productions, Zuccotti Park  (book/lyrics by Catherine Hurd, ...

Zuccotti Park , a new musical about the human side of economics has been selected for the final rounds of Venus/Adonis 2015 festival after running to full house on each performance. Here is what some amazing audience members had to say: "For the last 7 years, I've been lucky enough to come to NYC and see the most amazing shows. This year, I saw a show that impacted me far greater than any show had in a long time, and it wasn't even on Broadway! ZUCCOTTI PARK which is playing at the Robert Moss theater is an original work with Music by Vatrena King and Book and Lyrics by Catherine Hurd . The show deals with the OCCUPY MOVEMENT held in Zuccotti Park. The work had a "staged reading" at the Woodland Opera Hous e in which I was lucky enough to play a few of the parts, and when I had heard that it was accepted in the Venus Adonis Theater Festival AND was being directed and choreographed by the other worldly talented Luis Salgado , I HAD to go. Now b...

What a fun process and what a challenge to guide so many people in so little time. I LOVE IT! I am nothing but grateful for the opportunity to explore, learn and grow with a group of 23 actors, 4 musician and  a creative team that I will be forever grateful for trusting and helping the vision of many dreamers. We get to collaborate and share the joy of giving life for the first time to the work of two young exciting writers. Salgado Productions, Our team and my self are nothing but grateful for this last adventure.   Here is the most recent Broadway World Article with the news. Enjoy the exclusive pictures by Victoria Medina. BWW Exclusive: SONG OF SOLOMON  Nominated at Thespis NY Theater Festival August 29 1:08 PM 2014 by Juan-Jose Gonzalez   Song of Solomon: A New Musical by Andrew Beall & Neil Van Lee uwen has been nominated for BEST PLAY/MUSICAL and BEST DIRECTOR, Luis Salgado , out of 41 shows from the Thes...

Directing, what is it really?   Drawing, painting and infusing stories through movement is my first impulse... However, is it just that or is there a lot more to it? No matter what, ART for me is always spiritual. There is pleasure and pain that comes with it, and between the coffee and M&M's I survive each battle one day at a time. But as we reach the final step of our adventure, I wonder... What have we done? What is our purpose? Song of Solomon has been INTENSE, to say the least. I said yes to the project so suddenly after feeling the incredible passion and energy of Andrew Beall, with so little notice that on the day I accepted directing the show, I immediately made a calendar of work and rehearsals. Directing is a LABOR OF LOVE, something that guides me, and I will admit I LOVE DOING IT. The last 3 years I have merged myself in it everywhere I could here and internationally. Recently, I was fortunate enough to return to the Broadway stage t...