WP Theater's Production of "Torera" Announces Complete Cast

Press release

PLAYING SEPTEMBER 20 – OCTOBER 19, 2025 AT WP THEATER


New York, NY - Producers WP Theater (Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag), The Sol Project (Founder/ Co-Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón and Founding Member/Co-Artistic Director Adriana Gaviria), Long Wharf Theatre (Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón), and Latinx Playwrights Circle (Founder, Co-Artistic Director Guadalís Del Carmen Founder, Co-Artistic Director Oscar A. L. Cabrera and Executive Director Janio Marrero) are thrilled to announce that Torera, will star Jorge Cordova (“Black Mirror,” “FBI: Most Wanted”) as Don Rafael, Christian Jesús Galvis as Dancer, Jacqueline Guillén (The Equalizer, “Orange Is the New Black”) as Elena María Ramírez, Elena Hurst (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992) as Pastora, Jared Machado (Buena Vista Social Club at ATC) as Tanok, and Andrea Soto as Dancer.

“After years of developing Torera, we’re thrilled to be bringing its Off-Broadway premiere to life in New York City.” says writer Monet Hurst-Mendoza and director and choreographer Tatiana Pandiani. “It’s a play that initially felt impossible on the page—but that impossibility became a gift. Torera demands athletic, kinetic storytelling, and we’ve found the perfect cast of actors and dancers to realize a version of this story that can only exist on stage.”

Torera is written by WP Theater Playwrights Lab alum, Monet Hurst-Mendoza ("Law and Order: SVU"), directed and choreographed by Tatiana Pandiani (Someone Spectacular, AZUL), both making their Off-Broadway debuts.

Elena María Ramírez was born to be a torera, but it’s a rare feat for a woman in México's bullfighting scene. In order to enter the ring, she must defy society, her family, and legendary torero Don Rafael Cárdenas. Torera is a dynamic, epic family drama that swirls with the action, stakes, and the intrigue of the bullfighting ring.

Set Design for Torera is by Emmie Finckel, Costume Design is by Rodrigo Muñoz, Lighting Design is by Yuki Nakase Link, Sound Design and Composition is by G Clausen, the Co-Movement and Intimacy Coordinators are Carter Gill and Skye Bronfenbrenner, Bullfighting Consultant is Rodrigo Ortiz, the Production Stage Manager is Alexis Nalbandian, and Assistant Stage Manager is Laura Pilar Gutierrez. Casting is done by Kelly Gillespie CSA, the Lead Prop Master/Fabricator will be RED Kadetsky, and the Associate Prop Master/Fabricator by Frank Barret

This limited run at WP Theater is produced in partnership with The Sol Project, Long Wharf Theatre, and Latinx Playwrights Circle.

Torera runs from September 20 through October 19 of this year, with an official opening night on October 5 at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street).

Tickets are available from $20 to $100, for all performances of every show each season at the WP Theater, with no need for subscription or membership. Tickets can be purchased at wptheater.org.