LA Theatre Works

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Luis ValdezProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergMarco Rodriguez as El PachucoKinan Valdez as Henry ReynaDaniel Valdez as Enrique ReynaAlma Martinez as Dolores ReynaPrimavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe ReynaLakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s MateGregory Itzin as George ShearerXochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice BloomfieldEstrella Esparza as Della BarriosRuben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/SwabieRaul Cardona as Joey Castro/MarineDaniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/SailorKatrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/NewsboySeth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore PatrolSpencer Garrett as The PressAl Ruscio as Judge F.W. CharlesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Stuart K. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Stuart K. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Stuart K. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.Directed by Stuart K. RobinsonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergWritten and performed by Culture Clash:Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/OthersRic Salinas as Veteran/OthersHerbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/OthersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear our piece about Philo T. Farnsworth, one of the early unsung inventors of television, with historian Karen Herman and documentarian Phil Savaneck.This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear our interview with Charly Evon Simpson, Behind the Sheet's playwright.This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear our conversation with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, author of Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology.This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear our conversation about Richard Feynman with Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, recorded in 2009.This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to our interview with Dan Rockmore, the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and a Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. He spoke with us about issues raised in the play, in particular the "Traveling Salesman Problem." Recorded in 2012.This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.