Westword Excerpt (5/11/26) : “Chuy, the play’s central character, is inspired by one of the students who survived being shot at fourteen and decided to change his life. . .
He’s eighteen now, but he’s the type of human that is a leader of his community, and that inspired us to blend his character with the overarching narrative of Venezuelans in Aurora,” Makepeace continues. “So he’s actually from Mexico, Chuy, and our actor who’s playing him is from Costa Rica, but Chuy in the play is from Venezuela and he’s a DACA recipient. Chuy’s character is a leader of his community who’s also trying to overcome and navigate the limitations placed upon his community and himself, including poverty, violence, drugs and some other elements of our current cultural circumstance that we find ourselves in.”
ARTICLE ‘I.C.E. Baby: Inside Colfax East Centers “Real Stories, Real People Happening in Real Time’
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Photos by Abraham Elahmadi
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I.C.E. Baby : Inside Colfax East returns for 3-nights May 13, 14, 15 at 7pm
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Written and Directed by Ryan Makepeace
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Produced by Abraham Elahmadi
@givingtribe.tv
Starring
Ivan Diaz as ‘Chuy’
@ivan_diazdancer
Sky Michaels as ‘Father Joe’
@theskymichaels
Hektor Muñoz as ‘Fayyaz’
@munozhektor
Myle Juniel as ‘The Judge’
@mylesjuniel
Ashe Murrabi as ‘Roxy’
@ashe_murrabi_bey
Taisa Loran as ‘Fatima’
@taisaloran
Marcus Spires as ‘Danny’
Abraham Elahmadi as ‘The Professor’
Ryan Makepeace as ‘El Señor de la Casa Blanca’
@ra_makepeace
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