Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative is hosting Electricidad

Electricidad was at ACT last weekend and is playing as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:30pm.  There is a dinner at 5:30 with the play to immediately follow.  This is a FREE event.

Electricidad 

Directed by Rose Cano 

South Park Community Center 

8319 8th Ave S, 98108, 206-684-7451
Running Time: 1 hours, 50 minutes

A new kind of Greek Tragedy.  Where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules.

A Chicano take on the Greek tragedy Electra, Luís Alfaro's Electricidad is a brutally modern adaptation of the classic revenge saga set within gang culture of the 'barrio'. One of the foremost Latino playwrights in the U.S. and winner of the MacArthur 'Genius Award', Luís Alfaro's eye-opening rendition situates the iconic characters in the present-day world of the 'Cholo' where the South Side Locos are Kings and Spanglish rules. Electricidad is mourning her father's body in her front yard, much to the dismay of the vecinos (neighbors) and her mother Clemencia, who was rumored to have had him killed to establish her power in the gang hierarchy. A comical bilingual chorus called 'El Chisme' gossips and tries to save their barrio from inevitable cycles of violence.

eSe Teatro's presentation of Electricidad is a blend between a staged reading and a fully produced play, presented in Spanglish.

Cast:
Luz García – Electricidad
Meg Savlov – Clemencia
Angela Maestas - Iffy
Leticia Jaramillo – Abuela
Ryan Dominguez - Orestes
Winston Rocha - Nino
Nataly García – chorus
Ana Maria Campoy – chorus
Eduardo Villarreal Gonzalez – chorus

Crew:
Rose Cano – Director
Javonna Arriaga – Stage Manager
Francisca García – Costumes

Thanks to Danielle Villegas for this information.