Odyssey Theatre Festival Presents Staged Reading of Henry Ong's THE BLADE OF JEALOUSY 8/25

"The Blade of Jealousy," a play adapted by playwright Henry Ong from Tirso de Molina's "Jealous of Herself," will receive a staged reading at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.

Melchor falls in love with a mysterious veiled lady in a cathedral, simply from a glimpse of her hand. When he meets Magadelena, he is less enamored, not realizing that Magadelena and the veiled lady are one and the same person. A madcap comedy of disguise and deception ensues.

The reading is set for Monday, August 29, 2016, 7pm, at The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.

Reservations are required and can be made by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blade-of-jealousy-by-henry-ong-tickets- 26935550958. Suggested donation is $10.

Adapted by playwright Henry Ong, directed by Denise Blasor, and produced by Jossara Jivaro.

Cast: Jossara Jinaro (World Trade Center, Go for it!); Eileen Galindo (Dora the Explorer, Chavez Ravine); David Carreno (The Bridge, Pedro Infante); Thom Rivera (Borderland, The Martyr); Tracy Perez (East Los High, An Ornament of Faith); and Kapil Talwalkar (Animals Out of Paper, Love Pyar Whatever). Music by Melisa McGregor.

Henry Ong is an internationally-produced playwright, whose credits include Madame Mao's Memories, Sweet Karma, Fabric, Ascent, Rachel Ray, Nina Balatka, The Legend of the White Snake, and People Like Me.

Director Denise Blasor has worked at Odyssey Theatre, Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, LATC. She is Artistic Director of L.A. She now directs for Bilingual Foundation of the Arts and has been nominated best director for various productions.

"The Blade of Jealousy" is a modern-day adaptation of Tirso de Molina's "Jealous of Herself." It was originally commissioned by Playwrights' Arena (PA) for the Golden Tongues series, a PA-partnership with UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. The aim of the project is to introduce audiences to the treasures of the Hispanic theater tradition by involving Los Angeles playwrights who adapt contemporary interpretations of classical works from the Golden Age of Spanish theater.