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Saturday 29 August 2026
Session #2: Composers Menea
10 a.m. PDT (San Diego, UTC -7) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4)
Wake up sleepy heads and join our Carnaval composers on a morning aural journey! The artists who make a musical sing will share their songs and the origin stories behind them, delving into their processes, their influences, ancestors and the rich diversity of Latiné music. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Director of Music (and author of Sueños), Jesse J. Sanchez will emcee this feast for the ears.
About the 2026 Latinx Theatre Commons Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals
The Latinx Theatre Commons is headed to San Diego with the 2026 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals! Carnaval will take place 28-30 August 2026, produced in partnership with the University of California San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, La Jolla Playhouse, and TuYo Theatre.
Join us for the pachanga! Carnaval will be an exuberant celebration of Latinx music and storytelling. It will bring together Latinx theatremakers and theatre decision makers from across the nation to amplify, illuminate, and forward Latinx musical theatre.
The Carnaval serves as an intervention to combat the patterned absence of authentic representation by uplifting Latinx musical theatre writers, composers, lyricists, directors, and music directors. The Carnaval will also feature the rich talent of Latinx musical theatre performers in the Southern California region, and involve participants in rich conversations about the state of Latinx music and musical theatre.
Saturday 29 August 2026
Session #2: Composers Menea
10 a.m. PDT (San Diego, UTC -7) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4)
Wake up sleepy heads and join our Carnaval composers on a morning aural journey! The artists who make a musical sing will share their songs and the origin stories behind them, delving into their processes, their influences, ancestors and the rich diversity of Latiné music. Oregon Shakespeare Festival Director of Music (and author of Sueños), Jesse J. Sanchez will emcee this feast for the ears.
About the 2026 Latinx Theatre Commons Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals
The Latinx Theatre Commons is headed to San Diego with the 2026 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals! Carnaval will take place 28-30 August 2026, produced in partnership with the University of California San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, La Jolla Playhouse, and TuYo Theatre.
Join us for the pachanga! Carnaval will be an exuberant celebration of Latinx music and storytelling. It will bring together Latinx theatremakers and theatre decision makers from across the nation to amplify, illuminate, and forward Latinx musical theatre.
The Carnaval serves as an intervention to combat the patterned absence of authentic representation by uplifting Latinx musical theatre writers, composers, lyricists, directors, and music directors. The Carnaval will also feature the rich talent of Latinx musical theatre performers in the Southern California region, and involve participants in rich conversations about the state of Latinx music and musical theatre.
