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Latino Theatre Festival
The Goodman Theatre presents its fourth biennial Latino Theatre Festival, Aug. 8-24, curated by artistic associate Henry Godinez. All performances take place at Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn. Admission varies by project. For additional information and reservations, check the web at www.goodmantheatre.org or call 312/443-3800.
8/8-8/10 – Owen Theatre
Al Son Que Me Torques, Lorca adapted & directed by Laura Crotte
The Spanish playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s masterpiece about forbidden passions and betrayal make up this musical adaptation.
Performed in Spanish
8/12 – Owen Theatre
Albany Park Theater Project: Aqui Estoy
These two provocative theatre pieces are based on months of interviews chronicling the lives of undocumented immigrants in Chicago.
Performed in English
8/13 – Owen Theatre
Teatro Luna: Jarred (a Santeria, Brujeria, Hoodoo Comedy) by Tanya Saracho; directed by Derrick Sanders
When the end of a relationship shatters Alicia’s belief in love, she finds something new to believe in: the mysterious and dangerous practice of Brujeria—Spanish witchcraft.
Performed in English
8/14-8/17 – Albert Theatre
Culture Clash: Culture Clash in AmeriCCa, featuring Scott and Randy Rodarte
A witty, moving, devastatingly hilarious, hysterical and historical look at society’s toughest issues: changing attitudes toward ethnicity after 9/11, gender roles and sexuality, illegal immigration and the ultimate question: What does it take to be an American?
Performed in English
8/15-8/17 – Owen Theatre
Taking Flight written and performed by Adriana Sevan; directed by Giovanna Sardelli
Two extraordinary women come to terms with unexpected changes in their lives and their friendship.
Performed in English
8/16 – Owen Theatre
Our Dad is in Atlantis by Javier Malpica; translation by Jorge Ignacio Cortinas
A staged reading of the story of two young brothers left in Mexico by their widowed father who has gone to the United States to find work.
Performed in English
8/16 – Owen Theatre
Walk Into the Sea by Elaine Romero
In this staged reading the fault lines in Karl and Virginia’s marriage are revealed when their son Edward, diagnosed with autism, retreats behind a mask of silence.
Performed in English
8/17 – Owen Theatre
Teatro Vista: Little Certainties by Barbara Colio; translated by William Gregory
In this staged reading Mario has disappeared. Or has he? His lover Natalia travels to his family home in Tijuana to try and uncover the truth. But the more she digs into Mario’s past, the more elusive the truth becomes.
Performed in English
8/19 – Owen Theatre
Aguijon Theater Company: Hasta los Gorriones Dejan su Nido by Raul Dorantes; directed by Marcela Munoz
In this Spanish adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ The Strangest Kind of Romance, immigrants face harsh challenges as they struggle to build good lives in a foreign land.
Performed in Spanish
8/20 – Albert Theatre
Luna Negra Dance Theater: Antojito (Sampling of New Works)
Three dance pieces are featured including pieces by Jose Limon, Eduardo Vilaro and emerging Mexican choreographer Francisco Avina.
Not language specific
8/22-8/24 – Albert Theatre
De La Oreja Al Corazon by Mercedes Gomez Benet; directed by Emmanuel Marquez
When Julian, a lonely orphan, discovers a talent for music, he is taken under the wing of kindly old Don Pepe Ojeda, who believes that music is a magical force that can change any life in this Spanish language puppet piece.
Performed in Spanish with English supertitles.
8/21-8/24 – Owen Theatre
J’arrive…! directed by Marta Carrasco and Carme Portaceli
Barcelona’s legendary, award-winning dancer, choreographer and performance artist presents the most sensational pieces from the last 10 years of her remarkable stage career.
Not language specific