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Production History

• Fall 2011 - The first idea forms.
  
• January 2012 - Paul Bedard and Katie Palmer travel through Spain, researching flamenco.

Paul and Katie visiting Spain

• May 18, 2012 - Paul Bedard performs a solo version of The Lorca/Dalí Project at The REVOLUTIONS Project.
  

A solo presentation at The REVOLUTIONS Project

• July 10, 2012 - Full reading presented at Green Pages '12. Lorca and Dalí are now played by separate actors.
  

First full reading at Green Pages 2012

• November 5, 2012 - A choreographic experiment entitled "The Lover's Bullfight" is presented at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project.
  


• Title changed to ¡Olé! and a third character is added (The Dancer).

Choreographic experiment at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project

• November 27, 2012 - A staged workshop of ¡Olé! is presented at UNDER St. Marks Theater.
  

Rehearsing for the February 2013 NYC run

• January 31 - February 16, 2013 - World premiere run at UNDER St. Marks Theater in NYC. Co-presented with the Horse Trade Theater Group.

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• Spring, 2013 - Extensive revisions are made and the piece is shorted in preparation for a US tour.

February 2013 run at Under St. Marks, NYC

• September 5-9, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Chicago Fringe Festival and wins an Audience Favorite Award.
  

• September 13-14, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Hartford Carriage House Theatre. Paul Bedard and Frankie Alicea grew up outside of Hartford and this was a welcome home-coming.

¡Olé! at Hartford's Carriage House Theatre

• More revisions are made, with a focus on language accesibility for an international audience.

• September 20-21, 2013 - ¡Olé! performs at the Rochester Fringe Festival and is awarded the Best Touring Production Award by Rochester City Newspaper.

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• May, 2014 - ¡Olé! performs at the Prague International Fringe Festival, marking Theater in Asylum's international debut.