Octavio Solis’s Journey to ‘Mother Road’
The Texas-born, Oregon-based playwright imagines a Steinbeck sequel with timely resonance.
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This Month in Theatre History
From the Broadway debuts of Shaw and female impersonator Julian Eltinge to Dell’Arte’s move to Blue Lake and the beginnings of Chicago Dramatists, September has been a big month for theatre.
‘La Pastorela’: Hope for the Holidays
A 500-year-old Mexican American tradition is going strong, honoring tradition while picking up topical inflections along the way.
Four Decades Later, ‘Zoot Suit’ Still Fits
It’s sobering that Luis Valdez’s stirring Chicano protest musical is freshly relevant, but there’s nothing somber about its vibrant new staging.
The U.S. Is a Latin American Country Too
Multiplicity defines our past and our future, and nowhere is this more true than in the Latinx theatre movement in the U.S.
Visions and Voices
Latinx theatre as we know it in the U.S. is only half a century old, but its roots are deep and its future boundless.
El Teatro’s Living Legacy
Luis Valdez’s company retains both its Chicano identity and its broader mission. Next: the return of the troupe’s most famous creation, ‘Zoot Suit.’
Evelina Fernandez’s Chicano Century Cycle
In ‘A Mexican Trilogy,’ the actor/playwright tells the story of a family, and a people, with her own creative family, the Latino Theater Company.
San Jose Stage Season to Include Luis Valdez Premiere
The slate includes a new play from the El Teatro Campesino founder, as well as a political drama, a farce, and a musical.
#TCG15 Plenary 3: The How and the Why of Storytelling
Conference attendees listened to one of America’s great listeners, StoryCorps’ Dave Isay, as he shared both how he captures people’s lives on tape—and why it’s worth doing.