Welcome to the Neighborhood
by Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Aug. 15
Saturday
Set in a suburban Texas community, Welcome to the Neighborhood explores the mounting tensions among neighbors as personal beliefs collide with contemporary social and political divisions. When a conflict escalates to a dangerous breaking point, the Virgen de Guadalupe appears in a miraculous moment. In the aftermath, as the community awaits her return, the neighbors begin to confront their differences and discover a shared capacity for forgiveness, understanding, and acceptance.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Theater Arts program is proud to present the 2026 Teatro Salón Table Readers Series, Welcome to the Neighborhood, by playwright Marissa Castañón-Hernández. This special reading takes place on Saturday, August 15 at 2:00 PM. This reading is directed by Clint Taylor.
Hosted at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore,1300 Guadalupe St., this dynamic series invites the public to experience the exciting early stages of script development in an intimate setting. Admission is free.
About the Playwright: Marissa Castañón-Hernández is an Austin-based educator, writer, and award-winning playwright whose work—featured in the Austin American-Statesman and on stages from Repertorio Español to the Vortex Theatre—champions educational justice and amplifies the voices of historically marginalized communities.
About the Director: Clint George Taylor is the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Theater Arts Program Assistant and a multifaceted San Antonio-based artist, educator, and community leader, active with Jump-Start Performance Co. and co-creator of Better Butter the Show, using performance, writing, and production to champion arts education and marginalized voices.
Welcome to the Neighborhood
by Marissa Castañón-Hernández
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Saturday,
August 15, 2026
August 15, 2026
Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM
Guadalupe Latino Bookstore, 1300 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207
Teatro Salón Table Readers Series 2026
Free and open to the public (Includes post-reading Q&A sessions)
