Upcoming on KPFK’s Arts in Review, celebrating the best in live theater and cabaret in the Greater Los Angeles area.  The prolific playwright Josefina López, now celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her Sundance Film Festival award-winning film, Real Women Have Curves, based on her groundbreaking play of the same name, will be expanding her creative palette with her latest collaborative work, the World Premiere of “Remembering Boyle Heights:  Part 2.” This is an immersive theater piece, created and devised by Josefina López, Corky Dominguez and the Remembering Boyle Heights:  Part 2 Ensemble. López joins Arts in Review host, journalist Julio Martinez on Friday, November 18 (2 to 2:30pm) on KPFK 90.7fm.

The new production is the second half of a theatrical celebration inspired by the diverse stories, memories and experiences of Boyle Heights’ history and monumental events shaping the community from the 1940s to present day. CASA 0101 Theater in partnership with El Centro del Pueblo are proud to co-produce this new production to be presented at CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA  90033.  Opening Night is Friday, November 18, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. Performances will be given on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 3:00 p.m., Nov

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Los Angeles — The prolific playwright Josefina López, now celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her Sundance Film Festival award-winning film, Real Women Have Curves, based on her groundbreaking play of the same name, will be expanding her creative palette with her latest collaborative work, the World Premiere of Remembering Boyle Heights: Part 2, an immersive theater piece, created and devised by Josefina López, Corky Dominguez, and the Boyle Heights: Part 2 Ensemble. The new production is the second half of a theatrical celebration inspired by the diverse stories, memories and experiences of Boyle Heights’ history and monumental events shaping the community from the 1940s to present day.

Under the direction Corky Dominguez, who is also a co-writer of the show, the 12 Member Ensemble Cast will include:  Alejandro Bravo, Tricia Cruz, Arianna Evangelia, Melodee Fernández, Oscar Gonzalez, Marcel Licera, Edie Pilar Monroy, Leslie Montoya, Lori Rubio, Raquel Salinas, Adam Torres and Noe Venegas-Lamas.

“This new production picks up where our first production, Remembering Boyle Heights , presented by CASA 0101 Theatre in November 2018, left off,” says Dominguez.

CASA 0101 Theater in partnership with El Centro del Pueblo are proud to co-produce this new production to be presented at CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA  90033. 

Opening Night is Friday, November 26th, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. Performances will be given on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and on Sundays at 3:00 p.m., November 26th – December 18, 2022, with the exception of Black Friday, November 25th, when there will be no performance.

 The production team for the World Premiere production of Remembering Boyle Heights: Part 2, includes:  Emmanuel Deleage (of Silver Lake), Executive Director, CASA 0101 Theater, Show Executive Producer; Sandra Figueroa-Villa (of Los Angeles) Executive Director of El Centro del Pueblo; Edward Padilla (of Boyle Heights) Casting Director; Rosa Navarrete (of El Sereno) Assistant Directors Angeles).

López who is the Founder and Artistic Director of CASA 0101, has more than 100 productions of her plays presented throughout the United States.  Her commitment as the artistic director at CASA 0101 is to teach screenwriting and playwriting and nurture a new generation of Latino artists. López is actively working to create an Artist District in Boyle Heights where theater, arts and music can flourish and create opportunities for the many talented artists who reside in Boyle Heights or grew up in Boyle Heights and want to return to contribute.

This show is recommended for all audiences.  Advance ticket reservations are highly recommended.  Theater Box Office: 323-263-7684, or buy online at www.casa0101.org <http://www.casa0101.org>
 

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