Premiere Performance Cast

Mrs. Salazar — a miner's widow
Kathleen Otterson

Jesusita
Wendy Rowe

Teresa Vidal — Esperanza's comadre
Catherine Brand

Lola Álvarez
Elizabeth Rosenbaum

Estela — Esperanza's daughter
Catherine Schweitzer

Barton — chief foreman of the mine
David Cecsarini*

Superintendent Alexander
Kenneth Church

Esperanza Quintero — a miner's wife
Theresa Santiago**

Frank Barnes — the union representative
Daniel Plummer

Ramón Quintero
William Alvarado

Vicente Vidal — Ramón's compadre
Jeffrey Picón (August 25, 26, 30)
Brian Bizzell (August 28)

Salvador Ruíz
Joe Dahl*

Marcos — a miner
Noah Miller

Sheriff of Zinc County
David Baltes

Sheriff's Deputies
David Cecsarini
Will Blomker



Miners
Daniel Graupner
Artemio Rodriguez
James Rowe
Andrew Seaborg

Miners' wives
Kassy Bey
Jennifer Goodsell
Melissa Hinz
Maureen Kind
Lisa Nuske

*Mr. Cecsarini and Mr. Dahl are members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. They appear in Esperanza under a Special Appearance Contract.

** Ms. Santiago's exclusive worldwide representation by arrangement with Matthew Sprizzo.