“The Real James Bond was Dominican…presents us with a deeply personal narrative built on personal experience and self-reflection”
Teresa Marrero for Theater Jones
What happens when a James Bond-obsessed Dominican boy in Queens (who won’t go anywhere without his nerf gun), finds out that the real James Bond was Dominican?
This is a true story about Porfirio Rubirosa, Ian Fleming’s inspiration for Bond; and a young Dominican actor-to-be – whose discovery of “Rubi” shakes his very foundation. Set to a live percussion score and immersive projections, The Real James Bond…Was Dominican is a young man’s guide to love, sex, color, code-switching, white-washing, success, fake-it-till-you-make-it, and the roller coaster of finding one’s true self.
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Production Credits
Writer/Performer: Christopher Rivas
Developed with and Directed by: Daniel Banks (DNAWORKS)
Score & Percussion: Wilson Torres
Projection Design: Alexandra Kelly Colburn & Kate Freer
Lighting Design: Driscoll Otto
Production History
Workshops at Hi-Arts and HERE Arts Center 2018, NYC
National Hispanic Cultural Center 2019, Albuquerque
Bishop Arts Center 2019, Dallas
Geva Theatre Center 2021, Rochester
Culture Shock Miami 2022
University of Southern California Visions and Voices 2022, Los Angeles
ASU’s Kerr Cultural Center 2022, Scottsdale
Photo credit: Laura Bustillos Jáquez (Featured Image)