Perea Films: Day 3, filming at Tony's apartment

CAST AND CREW of "The First and Only Lesson"

Asst Director: Edward F. Torres

Edward F. Torres is a Co-Founder and current Artistic Director of Teatro Vista...Theatre With a View. He has a BFA in Theatre from Roosevelt University and an MFA in Film from Columbia College Chicago. In 2005 he served on the Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts theatre panels. Most recently, he directed The Sins of Sor Juana by Karen Zacarías at the MFACM. The play is the winner of the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play at the 2000 Helen Hayes Awards. He has also appeared on the Goodman main stage production of Luis Alfaro's Electricidad, as well as the critically acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning play by Nilo Cruz, Anna in the Tropics at Victory Gardens Theatre. He can be seen this fall in the Midwest Premiere of Elliot (A Soldier’s Fugue), a co-production between Teatro Vista and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble.

Directorial Credits for Teatro Vista include the following: The Show Host, co-produced with Victory Gardens Theatre (also at Theatre on the Lake), Ambrosio, Broken Eggs (Theatre on the Lake), The Boiler Room, co-produced with Steppenwolf Theatre for their Student Exchange Program (Theatre on the Lake) and the critically acclaimed production of Aurora's Motive (Theatre on the Lake).

Cinematographer: Ryan Maneri

Oystercatcher Media's founder, Ryan Maneri, comes from a background in science filmmaking. After earning a degree in Biology, Ryan developed his eye for visual storytelling at Montana State University’s world-renowned Master of Fine Arts program in Science and Natural History Filmmaking.
In 2005, Ryan moved back to Chicago to launch Oystercatcher. His passion for promoting awareness and change through visual media has been the driving force behind Oystercatcher Media. Over the past four years, Oystercatcher has created hundreds of videos in many different fields.

Ryan Maneri
Oystercatcher Productions, LLC
1717 W. Erie St.Chicago, IL 60622-6018
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ryan@oystercatchermedia.com
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Special Thanks

Special thanks to Robert Hill, Suzanne and Ron McCafferty, Anita Benson, Eddie Torres, Patty and Ryan Maneri, Isaiah Tweed, Judith and Geoff Benson, Allison Hill, Rachel and Elbio Barilari, Susan Acuna, Burke Hilsabeck, Marta Ayala, Alicia Hadad, Ben Villagra, Narni Ilagan, Kristy Peterson, Kirk Marcus, Paul Redmond, Terry Sullivan, Colin Sullivan, Bert Menco, Carol Prieto, Debra Hatchett, Mickie Weiss, Karen Maddi and Robert Perks, Orlando Lopez, Meagen Alm, Vincent Singleton, Tony Brankowitsch, Charin Alvarez, Isa Cassin, Sergio Dow, Jessica Quinn, Marco Mattia, Joe Harrow, Bert Menco, OroLynn Benson, Mike Benson, Mary Elking, Elena Rubin, Alisha Lillion, Iat Moop, Julian Terry, Tania van Bree, Maggie Aguirre, J. Paul Preseault, Heather Heinlein, and Mike Oquendo for their tireless help with this project!

Our Wonderful Crew

Written and Directed by - Pablo Perea
Production Manager - Anita Benson
Assistant Director - Eddie Torres
Cinematographer - Ryan Maneri
Lighting Designer - Meagen Alm
Film Editor - Matt Boehm
Camera Assistant - Julian Terry
StoryBoard Artist - Isaiah Tweed
Sound Engineers - Elena Rubin & Alisha Lillion
Lighting Gaffer - Colin O. Sullivan
Grips - Iat Moop & Michael "Pugsly" Barry
Original Music by - Elbio Barilari
Makeup Artist/Assistant Production Manager - Allison Hill
Textile Artist - Karen Maddi
Location Manager - Tony Brankowitsch

Pablo Perea's Artistic Curriculum

Education
Graduated 1995 from University of Havana with a degree in Medical Sciences. Pablo Perea is a self-taught artist.

Personal Exhibitions

1995
“Dones del abismo”Galeria de Arte de Guines,La Habana Cuba.

1996
“Un temblor que perdió la mirada”.Galeria de Arte de Guines,La Habana.Cuba.

1997
“Memorias en tres tiempos”.Galeria Luis de Soto,Facultad de Artes y Letras,Universidad de la Habana,C.Habana,Cuba.
“La Serie Blanca”.Galeria Fernando Boada,Cotorro,C.Habana,Cuba.
“Imágenes”.Sede la Revista Bohemia,C Habana,Cuba.

1998
“Luz de Agua”.Galeria Mariano Rodríguez,Villa Panamericana,C.Habana,Cuba.
“Muestra de Dibujos”.Centro Nacional Poligráfico,C.Habana,Cuba
“Floreras y Recolectoras”.Galeria Galiano,C.Habana,Cuba.

2000
”Mujeres Contemplación del Sendero”.Palacio de los Capitanes Generales,Sala Transitoria,C.Habana,Cuba.
“Muestra de pintura contemporánea”.Havana Gallery,Chicago,USA.

2001
“Muestra de retratos”.Havana Gallery,Chicago,USA.
“Expo personal”.Oficina Cubana de Intereses en USA,Washington DC.USA.
“Arte de Cuba” Port of Call Gallery,Warwick,New York,USA.
“Muestra de pintura” Brickell Village Gallery,Florida,USA.
Cultural Exchange and Education Program “Children helping Children”. Newburgh, N.Y, USA.

2002
“FACES” Havana Gallery, Chicago, USA
“Rostros” Galeria Giraldilla, Havana, Cuba.
“Presentando Pablo Perea” Domingo Padrón Gallery, Miami, USA
“The Most Important Part of Life” Havana Gallery, Chicago, USA

2003
“Mujeres” Hotel Habana Libre, Havana, Cuba.
“...por respuestas” Havana Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA

2004
“Coincidencias” Havana Gallery, Chicago, IL USA

Mural for ”Two Sisters and a Piano” a play by Nilo Cruz, Directed by HenryGodinez. Apple Tree Theatre, Highland Park, IL, USA

*Pablo’s work earned him a Jeff Award nomination for Special Achievement in Chicago theater.

2005 “Far from them.” Havana Gallery, Chicago.
“Recent Works” Oesterle Library Gallery, Naperville, IL USA
“Art for Cuba” Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT. Exhibition to raise money to send medical supplies to Cuba.
“Extrañando la Habana” Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago.

2006
“Perea vs. Perea” Havana Gallery, Chicago, IL.
“Secret Ingredients” Port of Call Gallery, Warwick, NY.
“The Valley Table” Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, NY.

2008
Live painting at Victory Gardens Theater’s IGNITION Spark Plug Party. Biograph Theater, Chicago.

Collective Exhibitions

1992 – 1996 Galeria de Arte de Guines,La Habana,Cuba.
1994 Salón Arístides Fernández,La Habana,Cuba.
1995 Salón Eduardo Abela,San Antonio de los Banos,La Habana,Cuba.
1995 – 1996 Salón Arístides Fernández,La Habana,Cuba.

1997
“Entre pinturas”.Casa del Africa,C.Habana,Cuba
“Luz y Oficio”.Galeria Fernando Boada,C.Habana,Cuba.
“Muestra de pintura contemporanea”.San Juan de Puerto Rico.P.Rico.

1998
“Expo virtual”Arte por el bien del arte”.New Orleans,USA.
“Exposition d’ artistes peintres cubains”.Galerie d’Art Christian Mas,Guadalupe.

1999
“Mujeres Cubanas”. Havana Gallery, Chicago, USA.
“Arte Cubano”, Hotel Saint George, Guadalupe.
“Yesterday”. Galeria galiano, Ciudad Habana, Cuba.

2000
“Cuban Portraits” Galerie Zur Hofstatt, Switzerland.
“Cuba Meets Berne” Galerie Rigassi, Berne, Switzerland
“Con aroma de mujer”. Galeria Teodoro Rámos, Cerro, Havana, Cuba.
“3”.Galeria Luis de Soto, Facultad de Artes y Letras, Universidad de la Habana, C.Habana, Cuba.

2001
Semana de la cultura cubana en Centro Habana, Galeria Galiano, Havana, Cuba.
“Emerging Artists from Cuba” Havana Gallery, Chicago, Il, USA.
“1st Annual Hispanic Art Fair” LaSalle Bank, Chicago, USA
“Del silencio y otras voces”. Centro Cultural Ateneo-Cervantes, C.Habana, Cuba.
“Painters from Cuba”. Iliana Mulet y Pablo Perea, Havana Gallery, Chicago, USA.

2002
“Fine Art from Cuba” HotHouse Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
“Gallery of wishes under the stars” Auction to benefit the Fairygodmother Foundation.
“2nd Annual Hispanic Art Fair” LaSalle Bank, Chicago, USA

2003
“Webster Gallery District Sampler” Urban Studio, Chicago, USA
“Looted Iraqi Art Auction” Benefit for The Oriental Institute of Chicago, Gallery Mornea, Evanston, IL, USA
Mural project in association with Gallery 37 and Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago.
“Four Cuban Artists” Gaudeloupe, West Indies.

2004
Off the Beaten Way Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA
“Common Ground” Paintings by Pablo Perea & Allison Hill, Hallar Gallery, Kansas City, MO, USA

2005
“Pieces of Us,” Paintings by Allison Hill & Pablo Perea. Beviamo, Chicago, IL USA
"Staged" Works by Pablo Perea, Allison Hill, and Robert Doran. Aguijon Theater, Chicago, IL
"The Woman of Vitrubia" painted live with Allison Hill & Robert Doran at GenArt's 2nd annual IGNITE! party in Chicago.

2007
“When Pablo Met Allison,” EOS Gallery, Athens, Greece.
“Cuba Hoy,” Winnetka Community House/Havana Gallery, Winnetka, IL.
“Coterraneos,” Works by Pablo Perea and Francisco Nunez, Havana Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2008
“Two Souls, One Journey” Pablo Perea & Allison Hill, EOS Gallery, Athens, Greece.
“Pablo Perea and Allison Hill” Havana Gallery, Chicago.
“Viva la Hispanidad” Galleria Marchetti, Chicago, IL.
“Women Adrift” Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL.

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Perea Films

Friday, August 7, 2009

Day 3, filming at Tony's apartment

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