Performance & Events

Upcoming Performances & Events

ICE BREAKERS   FRI. AND SAT OCT. 16 – 17 AT 8:00PM

A MULTI-MEDIA COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE

Conceived and directed by company member Lisa Suarez, ICE BREAKERS offers a variety of responses to the divisive, cruel and unjust practices perpetrated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its partners. ICE BREAKERS will play at Jump-Start Theater, 710 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas 78201 on Friday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, 2026 at 8 p.m. Admission is choose-what-you-pay: $0, $5, $10, $15, or $20. Tickets are available at https…………….. or find them at www.jump-start.org. For more information, call 210-227-JUMP (5867).  

The idea for ICE BREAKERS emerged at a recent artistic retreat when company members were asked to create short scenes with themes of borders, immigration, and deportation. ICE BREAKERS has since been developed into a medium that provides artists and audiences with a safe space to react and the freedom to share silenced personal narratives, and even empathy across political lines. The ICE BREAKERS artists hope to move folks past the out-of-context video clips, soundbites, and statistics and to recognize shared feelings of fear, struggle and hope.

The collaborating artists of ICE BREAKERS include Fadela Gacis-Castro, Giomara Bazaldua, Joyous Windrider, Lisa Suarez, Jessica Hawkins and Chuck Squier.

DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES Aug 28 and 29 and Sept 4 and 5, 2026 at 8:00pm.

NKubator Artist Jules Vaquera Uses Magic to Make Change.
When a coven of witches has had enough, they perform a series of dark magic rituals, weaving spells to bring about a revolution. Jump-Start Performance Co. presents the work of Jules Vaquera on August 28 and 29 and September 4 and 5, 2026 at 8:00pm. at Jump-Start Theater, 710 Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio, Texas 78201. Doors open at 7:30 and performances begin at
8:00. Admission is choose-what-you-pay: $0, $5, $10, $15, $20 or $25. Tickets are available at https://dojour.us/e/92513 or find them at www.jump-start.org Seating is limited. For more information, call 210-227-JUMP. Jules Vaquera’s faith is in things like love, compassion, and community. When faced with the endless onslaught of oppressive laws and executive orders put forth by the current administration and the reign of terror wrought by I.C.E., her mental health began to suffer. As a lifelong fan of fiction, she suspended her disbelief, and imagined that witchcraft was real, and that she could use it
to make change, bring comfort to her community, and channel their feelings into action. This show is a result of those imaginings.  Jules and Giomara Bazaldua are co-directors of DARK MAGIC FOR DARK TIMES, which is performed by Lisa Suarez, Amalia Ortiz, Florence Bunten, Stephan Gaeth and Jules.
Jump-Start’s annual INKubator program supports a San Antonio artist or collective with a small budget, rehearsal space, tech support, the Critical Response Process and a nurturing environment in which to produce their original performance. Audience attendance and feedback supports the
further development of the artist’s work.