Gas – Casa 0101 Theatre
Elizabeth Kay Otero’s comedy builds around a Spanglish Gen-X couple: Guillermo (Xavier Moreno), upset that his mom is about to marry a white guy, and Janel (Dawna Gonzalez), a gal with attitude who’s stranded in Guillermo’s home town after his pals “borrow” her car. The pair meets at a gas station run by Guillermo’s stalwart if somewhat wacky friend and father figure, Frank (George Frangides). From there the play tracks the young folks’ rocky but developing romance, along with Guillermo’s emotional crisis brought on by his mom’s impending marriage. Pleasant, though not profound, Otero’s script furnishes the raw material for a successful play, with her concern about bigotry based on color also to her credit. Unfortunately her writing skills exceed her directorial ones, and the production suffers almost from the beginning from inescapably inexperienced or misdirected performances. The best work comes from a promising young comedian, Eriberto Ruiz, who plays one of the bungling car thieves. Casa 0101 Theater, 2009 E. First St., Boyle Heights; Written 06/10/2004 (Deborah Klugman)
The House On Mango Street – East LA Rep
Jesus A. Reyes astute-ly stages Amy Ludwig’s adaptation of Sandra Cisneros’ coming-of-age novel. Ludwig has compressed Cisneros’ realistic tale of a young girl grow-ing up poor in the Latino section of Chicago into a more representational theatrical version. As in Cisneros’ novel, the Older Esperanza (Marina E. Gonzalez) recollects her bittersweet girlhood, sharing narrative duties with the Young Esperanza (Mariella Saba), who’s forced to cope with the usual childhood traumas, including bratty siblings and fickle friends. While many of the early scenes offer brief comic vignettes, Esperanza also encounters hazards in the neighborhood. Ludwig has retained much of Cisneros’ language but jettisoned traditional characters in favor of Woman #1, Woman #2 and so on, and the result is superior ensemble work. Raquel Sanchez, Blanca M. Melchor and Cristela Saravia are outstanding in multiple roles, and Juan E. Carrillo, Eriberto Ruiz and Richard Andrade adeptly handle all of the male characters. The teenage Saba has a lively stage presence, but her older co-star Gonzalez seemed to be struggling for lines on opening night. Fortunately, the rest of the ensemble is exceptional. East Los Angeles Repertory Theater Company at La Casa del Mexicano Theater, 2900 Calle Pedro Infante, Boyle Heights; Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 1 p.m.; Sun., 1 & 5 p.m.; thru March 13. (323) 788-3880. Written 02/25/2005 (Sandra Ross)
Angel In The Desert – South Coast Rep
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Romeo and Juliet – Long Beach Theatre
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Romeo and Juliet – Long Beach Theatre
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