ELECTRICIDAD. NOT TO MISS!

Directed by Rose Cano
May 20-21, 2011 at 7:30pm
In The Bullitt Cabaret
Running Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes

A new kind of Greek Tragedy.  Where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules.

A Chicano take on the Greek tragedy Electra, Luís Alfaro’s Electricidad is a brutally modern adaptation of the classic revenge saga set within gang culture of the “barrio”. One of the foremost Latino playwrights in the U.S. and winner of the MacArthur “Genius Award”, Luís Alfaro’s eye-opening rendition situates the iconic characters in the present-day world of the “Cholo” where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules. Electricidad is mourning her father’s body in her front yard, much to the dismay of the vecinos (neighbors) and her mother Clemencia, who was rumored to have had him killed to establish her power in the gang hierarchy. A comical bilingual chorus called “El Chisme” gossips and tries to save their barrio from inevitable cycles of violence.

eSe Teatro‘s presentation of Electricidad is a blend between a staged reading and a fully produced play, presented in Spanglish.

You can also see this play May 26th, 6:30pm at South Park Community Center, as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative.

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A Central Heating Lab Event.

Electricidad

Un nuevo tipo de Tragedia Griega.
Donde los Locos Del Sur son los reyes y el Spanglish domina.

Una variación Chicana de la Tragedia Griega Electra, Electricidad de Luís Alfaro es una adaptación brutalmente moderna de una historia clásica de veganza situada dentro de la cultura de las “pandillas de barrio”. Uno de los autores latinos más reconocidos de Los Estados Unidos y ganador del “Premio Genio” MacArthur, esta versión libre de Luís Alfaro sitúa los personajes simbólicos en el mundo actual del “Cholo”, donde los Locos Del Sur son los reyes y el Spanglish domina.

Mayores de 13 años debido al tema y lenguaje fuerte.

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eSe en La Comunidad

Una presentación especialmente para la comunidad
Mayo 26, 6:30pm en el Centro Comunitario de South Park,
como parte de La Initiativa de Seattle de Prevención a La Violencia Juveníl.

Centro Comunitario de South Park: 8319 8th Ave S, 98108
información: info@eseteatro.com

Cast:

Luz García – Electricidad
Meg Savlov – Clemencia
Angela Maestas - Iffy
Leticia Jaramillo – Abuela
Ryan Dominguez - Orestes
Winston Rocha - Nino
Nataly García – chorus
Ana Maria Campoy – chorus
Eduardo Villarreal Gonzalez – chorus

Crew:

Rose Cano – Director
Javonna Arriaga – Stage Manager
Francisca García – Costumes

 

PASSPORT: A SUCCESS!

We would like to thank everyone who came out in support of our staged reading.

We are sorry that we had to turn so many people from our sold out performance.

We hope to see you at our next staged reading ELECTRICIDAD by Luis Alfaro at ACT Theater in May.

To savor what you may have missed or to review what you saw here is a clip from Passport from our Burien Little Theater  run.

BURIEN LITTLE THEATER

 

Highlights from Leonard Madrid’s: Volver Volver Volver

Watch highlights from Volver Volver Volver by Leonard Madrid @ Rainier Valley Cultural Center

 

PASSPORT: STAGED READING AT ACT THEATER FEB 26, 2011

One Play, Two Languages, Four Actors.  No Theater Ensemble Has Ever Attempted a Bilingual Presentation Like This.

eSe Teatro and The Central Heating Lab: on the Cutting Edge.

eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Take Stage, and The Central Heating Lab at ACT present a staged reading of Venezuelan Playwright Gustavo Ott’s dramatic piece entitled, Passport. Translated by Heather L McKay, directed by Arlene Martinez-Vickers, Passport will be performed bilingually (Spanish/English).

Audiences do not have to be fluent in both languages to enjoy and understand.They will experience an innovative staged reading where Spanish and English are expertly woven together by bilingual actors, challenging the audience to comprehend beyond language. Without need for subtitles or written translations, witnesses are plunged into the world of body language, gestures and the intense desire to understand.

Originally written in Spanish with an English title, Passport tells the story of the loss of one’s identity and the subsequent misunderstandings nascent between people who do not share the same language. Eugene, finds himself detained. His search for answers becomes a desperate journey to comprehend beyond language and cultural barriers.

The cast includes: Erwin Galan, Michael Blum, Gerald Alejandro Ford and Meg Savlov.

Gustavo Ott, playwright, screenwriter, novelist and director  has received many international awards. Passport responds to eSe Teatro’s mission to present contemporary pieces that represent the Latino experience to Seattle audiences, in English and/or Spanish.

Saturday, February 26 7:30pm pm at A Contemporary Theater (ACT)

Admission $5.00
7th Ave & Union St in Downtown Seattle.

eSe Teatro: En La Comunidad will present Passport again on Saturday, March 5, 2pm at Burien Little Theatre followed by a panel discussion on immigration, hosted by Latinos for Community Transformation. Admission $5.00

eSe Teatro’s mission is to empower local Latino artists to generate, produce, present, and promote Latino theater, including bilingual, Spanglish and Spanish-speaking theater.” “eSe Teatro” is a collective of professionally trained local Latino theatre artists actively providing a creative home for Latino Artists to explore their craft.

 

VOLVER VOLVER SUCCESS!

Nos gustaría dar las gracias a todos en nuestra comunidad por haber apoyado una producción tan hermosa. Ahora que usteds ven lo que es posible, esperamos entretenerlos en otros eventos! Gracias Seattle!

We would like to thank everyone in the community for their support on such a beautiful production. Now that you see what is possible, we hope to further entertain you on other shows! Thank you Seattle!

Con mucho cariño,

 

eSe Teatro

 

Seattle Center Volvidas!

Here’s an invitation for a little dia de los muertos revelry–

As you know, the big Taller Mexicano Dia de los Muertos event at
Seattle Center is this weekend.  eSe Teatro will be there both days,
performing one scene, or “volvida,” from Volver Volver Volver.  We
will be doing the scene on Saturday, October 30, at 1:00, and Sunday,
October 31 at 1:30.  We will not be in the main hall, but up on the
third floor in the gallery where the ofrendas are. It is a chance to
have more intimacy for those who would like to see some of our teatro.

http://www.tallermexicano.org/Stage.html

 

Click on the image for full sheet flyer

 

OUR SEASON PREMIERE: Volver, Volver, Volver

Mark your calendars. Our first staged reading of the season is on November 1st, 7pm at Rainier Valley Cultural Center (corner of Rainier and Alaska in Columbia City) – 3515 South Alaska Street, Seattle.

In honor of Día De Los Muertos we will be presenting “Volver Volver Volver”

VOLVER, VOLVER, VOLVER
Directed by Michael D. Blum
By Leonard Madrid
Madrid is a three time winner of the Kennedy Center Latino Playwright Award.
Play’s Synopsis:
Junie Holguine returns home to Portales, New Mexico and to the three most important people in his life: his mother, his wife, and his daughter. Each step leads him to figure out his life a little more. Each step helps him to reconcile his past. Not a bad day’s work for a dead guy.
“Volver, Volver, Volver” explores one man’s regret and what one might return to when family magic can make anything possible.

Actors include local television and stage talent Erwin Galan, Rose Cano, Meg Savlov and Blum, himself.

Come and support eSe Teatro, a theater collective of 11 professional artists dedicated to presenting bilingual, Spanish and Spanglish-speaking theatre.

Tickets : $7

A series of 4 staged readings will be presented in different neighborhoods of Seattle, thanks to 4Culture!
¡Nos vemos en el teatro!

VOLVER VOLVER VOLVER is brought to you by a grant from 4 CULTURE and partnership with Consejo Counseling and referral services.