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Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Luis Valdez

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Marco Rodriguez as El Pachuco

Kinan Valdez as Henry Reyna

Daniel Valdez as Enrique Reyna

Alma Martinez as Dolores Reyna

Primavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe Reyna

Lakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s Mate

Gregory Itzin as George Shearer

Xochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice Bloomfield

Estrella Esparza as Della Barrios

Ruben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie

Raul Cardona as Joey Castro/Marine

Daniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/Sailor

Katrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/Newsboy

Seth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore Patrol

Spencer Garrett as The Press

Al Ruscio as Judge F.W. Charles

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Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Luis Valdez

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Marco Rodriguez as El Pachuco

Kinan Valdez as Henry Reyna

Daniel Valdez as Enrique Reyna

Alma Martinez as Dolores Reyna

Primavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe Reyna

Lakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s Mate

Gregory Itzin as George Shearer

Xochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice Bloomfield

Estrella Esparza as Della Barrios

Ruben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie

Raul Cardona as Joey Castro/Marine

Daniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/Sailor

Katrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/Newsboy

Seth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore Patrol

Spencer Garrett as The Press

Al Ruscio as Judge F.W. Charles

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Luis Valdez

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Marco Rodriguez as El Pachuco

Kinan Valdez as Henry Reyna

Daniel Valdez as Enrique Reyna

Alma Martinez as Dolores Reyna

Primavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe Reyna

Lakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s Mate

Gregory Itzin as George Shearer

Xochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice Bloomfield

Estrella Esparza as Della Barrios

Ruben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie

Raul Cardona as Joey Castro/Marine

Daniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/Sailor

Katrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/Newsboy

Seth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore Patrol

Spencer Garrett as The Press

Al Ruscio as Judge F.W. Charles

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Luis Valdez

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Marco Rodriguez as El Pachuco

Kinan Valdez as Henry Reyna

Daniel Valdez as Enrique Reyna

Alma Martinez as Dolores Reyna

Primavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe Reyna

Lakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s Mate

Gregory Itzin as George Shearer

Xochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice Bloomfield

Estrella Esparza as Della Barrios

Ruben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie

Raul Cardona as Joey Castro/Marine

Daniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/Sailor

Katrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/Newsboy

Seth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore Patrol

Spencer Garrett as The Press

Al Ruscio as Judge F.W. Charles

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Playwright Luis Valdez masterfully uses the Sleepy Lagoon murder case to examine the Chicano Zoot Suit Culture of the 40’s. Passionate and provocative, Zoot Suit pulses with the beat of big band music and traditional Latin songs. Music Direction by Daniel Valdez. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 2001.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Luis Valdez

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Marco Rodriguez as El Pachuco

Kinan Valdez as Henry Reyna

Daniel Valdez as Enrique Reyna

Alma Martinez as Dolores Reyna

Primavera Flor-Valdez as Lupe Reyna

Lakin Valdez as Rudy Reyna/Sergeant Smith/Bailiff/Bosun’s Mate

Gregory Itzin as George Shearer

Xochiquetzal Candelaria as Alice Bloomfield

Estrella Esparza as Della Barrios

Ruben C. Gonzalez as Smiley Torres/Rafas/Swabie

Raul Cardona as Joey Castro/Marine

Daniel Chacón as Tommy Roberts/Cub Reporter/Sailor

Katrina Valdez as Bertha Villareal/Newsboy

Seth Millwood as Lt. Edwards/Guard/Shore Patrol

Spencer Garrett as The Press

Al Ruscio as Judge F.W. Charles

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Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Written and performed by Culture Clash:

Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/Others

Ric Salinas as Veteran/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/Others

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Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Written and performed by Culture Clash:

Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/Others

Ric Salinas as Veteran/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/Others

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Written and performed by Culture Clash:

Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/Others

Ric Salinas as Veteran/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/Others

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Culture Clash brashly explores the San Diego-Tijuana region through satire and humor. Bordertown is based upon interviews the trio conducted with more than 100 people from both sides of the border and from every walk of life.

This play is sponsored by the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, a state-funded grant project of the California State Library.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Written and performed by Culture Clash:

Richard Montoya as Roger Hedgecock/Others

Ric Salinas as Veteran/Others

Herbert Sigüenza as Marshall Applewhite/Others

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hear our conversation with Dr. Deirdre Cooper Owens, author of Medical Bondage: Race, Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our interview with Charly Evon Simpson, Behind the Sheet's playwright.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our piece about Philo T. Farnsworth, one of the early unsung inventors of television, with historian Karen Herman and documentarian Phil Savaneck.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our conversation about Richard Feynman with Brian Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, recorded in 2009.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Listen to our interview with Dan Rockmore, the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and a Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. He spoke with us about issues raised in the play, in particular the "Traveling Salesman Problem." Recorded in 2012.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our conversation with Ira Nadel, author of "Tom Stoppard: A Life" recorded in 2009.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our interview with Dr. Neil Wenger, the Director of the Healthcare Ethics Center at UCLA. He spoke with us about the fundamentals of good health care and the physician's responsibility to his patients.

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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Hear our interview with Steven Strogatz, a professor at the Cornell University School of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics, helping us to understand chaos theory and how it figures in "Arcadia."

This piece is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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A conversation with Dr. Stanley Nelson about the scientific ideas in Relativity. Dr. Nelson is Professor and Vice Chair of Human Genetics and Professor of Psychiatry within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

This conversation is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

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At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research. 

Original music composed and performed by Stuart K. Robinson. Recorded at Voice Box Studios, Los Angeles in January 2008.

Relativity is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Judyann Elder as Claire

Deidrie Henry as Kalima

James Pickens Jr. as Malik

Jason Ritter as Dan

Terrell Tilford as Leon

Lorraine Toussaint as Iris

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer and Editor: Mark Holden

Stage Manager: Tracy Pattin

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At the center of Cassandra Medley’s play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledgling molecular scientist looking to come into her own, has a difficult time owning his flawed research. 

Original music composed and performed by Stuart K. Robinson. Recorded at Voice Box Studios, Los Angeles in January 2008.

Relativity is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

Directed by Stuart K. Robinson

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Judyann Elder as Claire

Deidrie Henry as Kalima

James Pickens Jr. as Malik

Jason Ritter as Dan

Terrell Tilford as Leon

Lorraine Toussaint as Iris

Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Mixer and Editor: Mark Holden

Stage Manager: Tracy Pattin

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.