The Last Songs of My Mother and Tonton

Play a part in bringing a folklore musical by Celeste Landeros to the stage!

The Last Songs of My Mother and Tonton is coming to the Little Haiti Cultural Complex in Miami in August, and we need YOUR support to make it happen! Audiences will laugh, cry, and sing with Tonton and Grandma Jean in this folklore musical about a family and friends who find beauty as they accompany their elders on their journey to becoming ancestors. Inspired by the lives of master Haitian percussionist Catelus "Tonton" Laguerre and the late Scottish-Canadian-American, Miami-Dade County Public Schools educator Dr. Frances Jean Fraser, this is the story of the passing of two elders from two different cultures in the same house over the course of one long year. These are the last songs of Jean and Tonton.

Last Songs runs August 7, 8, and 10, at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, featuring Celeste and Fernando Landeros playing themselves; Wesner "Ti Wes" St. Louis as Tonton; Carol Ravich as Jean; Milaimis "Milly" Castellon as Celeste's daughter; and Inez Barlatier as family friend Islande.

Your support is critical, and with Lost Girls Theatre 510(c)(3) as our fiscal agent, all donations are tax-deductible. Plus, we'll send you a gift to show our appreciation depending on your level of giving:

$20 - $75 Digital Cast Album from The Last Songs of My Mother and Tonton.

$100 - $250 Cast Album + Postcards of ceramic series by Celeste Landeros, "Folksong for Failing Organs"

$500 - Cast album, postcards, + 1 Handmade figure of Jean, Tonton, or Heart by Celeste Landeros

$1000 - Cast album, postcards, + Choice of 2 handmade figures of Jean, Tonton, or Heart by Celeste Landeros

For more information about Last Songs, visit skybluelanderos.com/last-songs or follow us on Instagram @lastsongsmusical

The Last Songs of My Mother and Tonton is presented with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. www.miamidadearts.org

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