eSe Teatro presents: Don't Call It a Journey, a tender, funny solo show about what we keep after loss. This show resists the tidy arc that "journey" suggests. Instead, it's built from the objects, the inside jokes, the mistranslations between Spanish and English, and the absurd bureaucracy of illness that actually make up a life — and a loss. Told through the use of analog technologies like a tape recorder, an overhead projector, and a rotary phone, plus a house full of tchotchkes, this solo performance moves between a Seattle kitchen, a hospital room, and a dreamscape where crabs, hydras, and robins carry what words can't.

Funny when you don't expect it; heartbreaking in the same breath. In the end, we know that grief doesn't travel in a straight line. Neither does this play.

Written and co-created by Julieta Vitullo | Performed and co-created by Iveliz Martel

Wednesdays and Saturdays, September 19 – November 18, 2026 at 7:30pm (no performances on Sept. 26, Oct. 31, or Nov. 11)

Creative and Production Team
Director: Julieta Vitullo
Scenic & Props Designer: Bella Rivera
Costume Designers: Iveliz Martel & Julieta Vitullo
Lighting Designer: Xavier Martin
Sound Designer: Ingrid Bell
Projections Designer: Aubree Barber
Music Composer: Theo Deacon
Choreography: Sarah Paul Ocampo with Julieta Vitullo & Iveliz Martel
Production & Stage Manager: Hayley Berkman
Marketing Director: Amy Gentry
Co-producers: Julieta Vitullo & Iveliz Martel