character created by khattieQ
story by jk jk
Catalina La O has performed at Interplay Arts Festival 2019 | Vancouver Fringe New Play Prize winner 2020 | Ars Nova’s ANT Fest 2022 | Queer Arts Festival 2022 | OUTsider Festival 2023
Catalina La O Presenta: Now With Me is a solo performance created by jk jk, married couple khattieQ and Jenny Larson-Quiñones. It is a comedy, a tragedy, a musical, and a love letter.
Catalina La O explores the life of collaborator khattieQ and female Puerto Rican singing legends Myrta Silva and Ruth Fernández, among others. In Catalina, the ravages of a storm have forced her to take shelter in an abandoned studio. None of Catalina’s live audience has arrived, but she broadcasts her show to the millions of viewers she hopes are watching. Catalina is a piece for the queer communities. It is a piece for the colonized body. It is a piece for Puerto Rico. It is a piece for anyone who has experienced heartbreak. It is a piece for survivors. It is a piece that speaks to resistance.
Catalina La O has received development support from Rumble Theatre, From the Corner Productions, frank theatre, Neworld Theatre, and Playwright Theatre Centre
production photos | June 2022 Queer Arts Festival | photography by Chris Randal
music by Anton Berrios and khattieQ
video by Jenny Larson-Quiñones and Christina Nakhla
music by Anton Berrios and khattieQ
video by Jenny Larson-Quiñones and Christina Nakhla