User:Vinniegumba

Virginia Cruz aka ViNNieGumb@

Has been performing with Elizabeth "Macha" Marrero for the past 4 years at BAAD,(Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance) The WOW Café, Hostos College, The Nuyorican Poets Network and was a member of the Kings of Heart Drag Kings. She has made appearances with the ensemble at B-52’s, Heaven, The Platinum Lounge, The X/R Bar, Luchos, The Brooklyn Pride Boat Ride of 2005 and guest timbalera for the Playa Players at Shecapes 2006 Fire Island Summer festival. Holding a Bachelors of Dramatic Arts from William Paterson University she participated in the Productions of Grease, Lil Abner, Marde/Sade, The Fantastics, Anit Misbehavin, along with various political functions and community fundraisers. Other productions included West Side Story, Bye, Bye Birdy, Little Shop of Horrors, Miss Reardon Drinks a Little and This Property is Condemned. She was also a member of the Chico Mendoza Latin/Jazz Band and Juan Pacheco y Los Soneros in which she sang and played the timbales. In 1987 she also sang in the chorus of the off Broadway play the Healers. In 2007 she wrote, directed and performed in "El Barrio" along with Elizabeth Marrero and Award winning poet Mariposa.The show ran perforamces at BAAD, The Julia DeBurgos Latino Arts Center & The Puerto Rican Hispanic Council of New Jersey. In 2008 she wrote & directed "Chez, Chez Francios Cafe" along with Elizabeth Marrero, Appolonia Cruz & Gina Paridise(drag Queens) for "OUT Like that WEEK" at BAAD. She also writes poetry and had her first public reading at BAAD's March "BAAD ASS WOMEN Month" for 2008.--Virginia Cruz 08:51, 1 August 2009 (UTC)