Charting Our Migrations, Daily
By Eddy Francisco Alvarez Jr. The following piece was born out of my research on queer and trans Latina/o, Chicana/o Los Angeles, out of the memories of the people whom lovingly shared their… Continue reading
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Performing Ayotzinapa in Los Angeles: Evaluating our Proximity to Mexico’s Violence and Corruption
By Nidia Bautista Contributing Writer Walking into the Teatro Frida Kahlo our party chose seats that immersed us into a stage completely shrouded in black, as if in mourning. As a journalist who… Continue reading
Nothing Lost in Translation in ‘Agua a Cucharadas’
by Oscar T. Basulto Staff Writer There is an natural, emotional urgency to the cadence of Tantai Teatro’s entertaining production of Agua a Cucharadas, a Spanish translation of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Pulitzer… Continue reading
Dancing in my Cockroach Killers Will Make You Shake Your Booty Like Iris Chacon!
By Fanny Garcia Founding Editor Comprised of poems and monologues written by award winning poet and playwright Magdalena Gómez, Dancing in my Cockroach Killers is equal parts musical, poetry, and dance club. Adapted… Continue reading
Losing the Will
By Ruben Rodriguez (Inspired by/in imitation of “The Day Lady Died” by Frank O’Hara) It is 1:00 in Los Angeles at UCLA a week after classes start with all the bustling t-shirt adorned… Continue reading
King of the Tire Heap: Standing on the Corner of La Esquinita, USA
by Selene Santiago Staff Writer My tire blew out the night when I was supposed to be writing this review. I can’t help but find this amusing considering La Esquinita, USA is set… Continue reading
Your Problem With Men by Teatro Luna @ Encuentro 2014 – A Sarcastic Look at Feminism Today
by Liana Arauz Contributing Writer Teatro Luna is an all woman, Chicago-based theater company that usually does work devised and performed solely by women. Your Problem with Men‘s Los Angeles production began with Teatro… Continue reading
Mariela en el Desierto – Da Una Muestra Fuerte y Distinta Del Teatro Latino en los EEUU
Por Liana Aráuz Contributing Writer Mariela En El Desierto de Karen Zacarías y dirigida por Tlaloc Rivas, es una producción de Aurora Theater/Teatro Sol en Lawrenceville, Georgia. Se presenta en español, con supertitulos en Ingles… Continue reading
‘Dreamscapes’: Ever Had One of Those Dreams Where You Scream but Nothing Comes Out?
by Selene Santiago Staff Writer Shot twelve times by four Riverside police officers, nineteen year-old Myeshia Miller is left to dream and die alone in her car on December 28,1998. Written and directed… Continue reading
INTAR Unit52’s, ‘Patience, Fortitude and Other Anti-Depressants,’ a Colorful, Urban Trip Down the Rabbit Hole of the Mind
By Liana Aráuz Contributing Writer Patience, Fortitude and Other Anti-Depressants by the New York City based theater company INTAR follows a young wife and painter, Isabella, living in the urban community of Jackson Heights, as… Continue reading