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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. So it was Zoot Suit time again on Feb. 12, when a revival of this Luis Valdez play opened officially at the Mark Taper...
‘Zoot Suit,’ a Pioneering Chicano Play, Comes Full Circle
LOS ANGELES — When “Zoot Suit” first opened at the Mark Taper Forum in 1978, little about the production screamed hit. Much of the cast had scant acting experience. The story itself was a Brechtian take on a relatively obscure unsolved murder in 1942 Los Angeles; its...
A LETTER FROM LUIS VALDEZ TO OUR ESTEEMED DONORS AND SUPPORTERS OF EL TEATRO CAMPESINO, WHATEVER YOU CAN DONATE WILL BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
Dear Teatro Familia, It seems like old times, doesn’t it? The worst of times, the best of times, but hard times just the same for so many people. We are just grateful that after fifty years, El Teatro is still around to do what we do. I cannot help but remember the...
Luis Valdez to be awarded the 2015 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities by President Obama
We are proud to announce that Luis Valdez will be awarded the 2015 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities by President Obama for bringing Chicano culture to American drama. The NEA has awarded more than $5 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity,...
Casting for Zoot Suit
El Teatro Campesino and Center Theatre Group are currently Casting for Zoot Suit. The directors are looking for all roles to be filled. This casting is open to everyone. El Teatro Campesino has hired MOC Casting for recruiting candidates for the suitable roles....
Viva La Causa VLog feat. Eduardo Esparza
El Teatro presents the artist the behind the Viva La Causa design: Eduardo Esparza. Esparza was welcomed into the theater family in 2003 and was inspired to illustrate the resistance and heart of la causa. Esparza tells the story of how he brought these iconic Latino...
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