Pa'lante Theater Company

08/19/2026

We are excited to see The Bodyguard Musical at City Youth Theater / City Stage Company this weekend who will we see there?

08/03/2026

🎉🎭 Happy Birthday to our Co-Founder, Zelest Caraballo! 🎭🎉

Today, the entire Pa'lante Theater Company family celebrates someone whose vision, passion, and dedication have helped shape who we are from the very beginning.

Zelest, thank you for helping build this company on a foundation of culture, community, storytelling, and the belief that our voices matter. Your leadership, creativity, and unwavering commitment have touched countless artists, audiences, and young people, leaving a lasting impact both on and off the stage.

Whether advocating through policy, leading in our community, or helping bring powerful stories to life through theater, you continue to inspire those around you to dream bigger, work harder, and always move Pa'lante.

We are grateful for your friendship, your partnership, and the countless memories we've created together. We look forward to many more productions, standing ovations, and moments that remind us why this work matters.

From your Pa'lante family, thank you for all that you do and for all that you are.

We wish you a birthday filled with love, laughter, peace, and abundant blessings. Here's to another incredible year of leadership, creativity, and making a difference.

Happy Birthday, Zelest! We love you, and today we celebrate YOU! ❤️🎂🎭

07/20/2026

We are thrilled to co-present this end of summer show case as part of our 4th Annual Cuyo Summer Arts Program! At Seven Angels Theatre! Tickets Free seats are limited. Get them quickly! Visit palantetheater.org/boxoffice

07/01/2026

Afro Caribbean Cultural Center Inc / Higuayagua Taino of the Caribbean are thrilled to be Co-presenting with Mattatuck Museum the Taino Vive! Caribbean Indigenous Resistance Exhibit that is on tour/loan from the Smithsonian. Join us Saturday July 11, 2026 for an opening Celebration! Free 1 pm - 4 pm.

This powerful exhibit is leaving our partner and friends at Yale Peabody the Center along side support from State Representative Geraldo Reyes Jr. was able to secure this event.

The cultural center's Taino Learning Community work is funded/supported in part by the Haymarket People's Fund, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Ctlead, and so many others! Please join us one month from today! WEPA!

06/28/2026

More photos from this week and the showcase! Thank you Seven Angels Theatre!! Support local theater! 🎭

06/28/2026

Last night team Pa’lante was presente and in the house to support Seven Angels Theatre 🎭 Our Artistic Director and Founder Rafael Feliciano was one of the performers! The greatest part is that three theater companies in this City came together and united to support this cultural gem! First photo is of Rafael Pa’lante Theater Artistic Director/Co-Founder, Shelby C. Davis , Artistic Director/Founder City Stage Company + Youth Theater / City Youth Theater 🎭 & Constantine Pappas , Artistic Director of Seven Angels Theatre we are united and big announcements coming soon!

05/14/2026

https://thewaterburytimes.com/2026/05/13/watching-mr-pearson-screening-waterbury-apple-cinemas-may-2026/

Independent drama Watching Mr. Pearson will screen Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Apple Cinemas inside Brass Mill Center in Waterbury, exploring memory, caregiving, and human connection.

04/21/2026

Thank you so much! Colleen Evans! Our first donation of the day! Help Pa'lante move forward donate now!

https://www.givelocalccf.org/p2p/673487/pa-lante-theater-0f6116b7-83f7-46be-a644-dc7f1dda79f0?fbclid=IwY2xjawRUnB1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCTjVUa0k5STRQSmNiQWc1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpQBtKic7r9Q9CUGoLAR99ztuP3cHa3Fdv6TzA3udNcaZ6GNaHfjA_4feylx_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

04/21/2026

https://www.givelocalccf.org/p2p/673487/pa-lante-theater-0f6116b7-83f7-46be-a644-dc7f1dda79f0

This year was our year of regrouping and preparing to come back out of our mini regrouping!! Stay tuned ! How can you help with Pa'lante's comeback! Help us by raising $1,000 dollars during Give Local! That is our small but mighty Goal:

https://www.givelocalccf.org/s/palante

Any money raised at this link will be earmarked directly towards Pa'lante Theater's comeback and relaunch in 2027! WEPA!!