“Mixed Blessings” is a world premiere contemporary comedy by Luis Santeiro based on Tartuffe by Moleire that satirizes dreams and ambitions of cuban-american patriarch. It won the AT&T On-Stage National Award. Production marked the professional debut of Broadway star Raul Esparza.
Mixed Blessings
Audio Commentary
Arnold Mittelman on "Mixed Blessings"Arnold Mittelman on "Mixed Blessings"Season: 1988-1989
Venue: Main Room
Collaborators
Performer
- Abraham Alvarez
- Rafael V. Blanco
- Maria Canals
- Judith Delgado
- Christopher de Oni
- Raul Esparza
- Karen Kondazian
- Allen Zipper
Director
Playwright/Author
Producer
Associate Producer
Casting
Associate/Assistant
Stage Manager
Sets/Scenery
Lighting
Costume, Hair, Wardrobe
Sound Design
Program
The program for Mixed Blessings
Photos
Scene from "Mixed Blessings" during the 1988-1989 season.
Elmira (Karen Kondazian) and Horacio (Abraham Alvarez) Paredes are your anything-but-typical successfu Cuban-American couple. Pictured on the balcony of their Brickell Avenue penthouse overlooking Miami, they star in Luis Santeiro's "Mixed Blessings" during the 1988-1989 season.
Scene from "Mixed Blessings" during the 1988-1989 season.
Scene from "Mixed Blessings" during the 1988-1989 season. Top of stairs--Velia Martinez as Senora Paredes; also on stairs, Christopher DeOni as Lopez. Standing behind sofa: Abraham Alvarez as Horacio Paredes. Sitting on sofa: Karen Kondazian as Elmira Paredes.
Publicity
From Time, June 12 1989
Excerpted from Boca Raton News, May 19, 1989
From Miami Herald,
From El Nuevo Herald, May 19, 1989--Part 1(in Spanish)
From El Nuevo Herald, May 19, 1989--Part 2 (In Spanish)
From Palm Beach Daily News, May 11, 1989