Keep your hands off my beans! Spanish language production of ‘Frijoles Colorados’ - New Jersey

“How far would you go to defend the object of your desire?

Well in the Spanish black comedy Frijoles Colorados (Red Beans), one couple will go to any lengths to protect their most prized possession, a pot of red beans.

Frijoles Colorados is the latest production by Manhattan-based Retablos Hispanic Theater. The company is bringing the comedy for a one-night performance at Jose Marti Middle School this Thursday, in conjunction with the Union City-based Grace Theater Company.

“We opened this play in New York and after that we did a run in Hartford, CT,” said Gabriel Goces, executive and artistic director for Retablo. “Now we are doing this with the Grace Theater and we’re really very happy to have this opportunity to take our productions out to the Hispanic community in New Jersey.” “*

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