<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ZPJgc_0wBM9bA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ZPJgc_0wBM9bA700" width="1320" height="743" >(WJAR) — Hispanic Heritage Month ended earlier this week, but a local theatre shares that heritage all year long.If you are looking for lights, laughs, and love, Teatro ECAS on Valley Street has you covered.Board member Margaret Brassard described the decades old organization as a magical space."It's beautiful to know that even though we're not in our country we can come to a place that feel safe and welcoming to enjoy theatre completely in Spanish," said Brassard.Teatro ECAS is described as the "leading Latino theatre in New England."Teatro ECAS Artistic and Executive Director Francis Parra said it presents productions by actors of all levels, performed entirely in Spanish.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1KWMr7_0wBM9bA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KWMr7_0wBM9bA700" width="648" height="365" >"We have simulcast translation into English," said Parra. "So when you see a person who is coming, and their nationality is from Russia, they can be laughing at the same time as English speakers or Spanish speakers."Parra invited NBC 10 to the rehearsal for "Tres Patines Y La Tremenda Corte" or Three Skates and the Tremendous Court.The play is a tribute to a radio show in Cuba in the1940s."We have the possibility to see it be presented by young people in Rhode Island. We don't have many opportunities like those," said Parra. "So we have elderly, we have youth, we have children that enjoy this type of presentation."Parra and Brassaard said Teatro ECAS welcomes all to see its beauty.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0xwp6U_0wBM9bA700" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0xwp6U_0wBM9bA700" width="648" height="365" >NBC 10's Temi-Tope Adeleye asked Brassard what are some things that southern Nee Englanders may not know about the Hispanic community in Providence/Rhode Island."That we love the arts," said Brassard. "The theatre is a huge thing in our country and I think that Francis embodies that very well."Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.We asked Parra what the celebratory heritage month means to her."It means that we have opportunities to explain to people that it doesn't matter where you are coming from," said Parra. "We have great things to show everyone."Teatro ECAS invites everyone to buy a ticket to "Tres Patines Y La Tremenda Corte," which runs from now through Oct. 27.For more information on tickets, visit the Teatros ECAS website.</div></body>

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Teatros ECAS in Providence shares Hispanic Heritage through the arts

(WJAR) — Hispanic Heritage Month ended earlier this week, but a local theatre shares that heritage all year long. If you are looking for lights, laughs, and love, Teatro ECAS on Valley Street has you covered. Board member Margaret Brassard described the decades old organization as a magical space.