Playwright Josefina Lopez To Host Q & A Sessions After AN ENEMY OF THE PUEBLO

Josefina López, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter and Founding Artistic Director of CASA 0101 Theater, will host Question and Answer Sessions after the Sunday, November 5 and 12, 2017 performances of her new critically acclaimed World Premiere play, AN ENEMY OF THE PUEBLO, a modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. The Q&A's will be held on the Main Stage of CASA 0101 Theater, 2012 E. First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights, CA 90033.

Under the direction of Corky Dominguez (or Boyle Heights), Obie Award-winning actress Zilah Mendoza (appearing courtesy of Actors Equity) leads a cast of 10 actors portraying 18 roles in the central role of Magdalena "Magda" Del Rio, a Mexican woman of Apache descent, a Curandera (shaman woman), Midwife and co-owner of the land where the springs are located.

Other member of the cast include: Arturo Aranda, Jr. as Pedro Del Rio, Magdalena's younger brother, Mayor of the town and co-owner with Magda of the land where the springs are located; Laura Bravatti as Petra Del Rio, Magda's daughter; Angiee Lombana as Clarita Del Rio, Petra's daughter and Magda's granddaughter, and as Laura, a lady who gives birth with the assistance of Magda; William Jaramillo as O'Connor, a "gringo" Mexican of Irish decent; J.D. Mata as Man in Black Musician and as Luis, a journalist who is also a founder of the town's newspaper, and as Man of the Pueblo, an ignorant man; Joshua Nuñez as Laura's Husband, and as Arturo and as Juan José, a journalist; Paul Renteria as Ghost of El Sapo, the head of the drug cartel, and as Señor Reyes, one of the heads of a company in charge of renovating the springs; Javier Ronceros (appearing courtesy of SAG/AFTRA) as Eugenio/Ghost of Eugenio, a courageous and proud man, and as Padre Lazaro, the town priest who drinks too much and gossips about people when he is drunk; and Catalina Shoshan as Elvia, a lady who goes to Magda for psychic help, and as Doña Campeche, a mother in the town of Milagros.

The play is currently being presented on the Main Stage at CASA 0101 Theater, 2012 East First Street (at St. Louis Street across the street from the Hollenbeck Police Station), Boyle Heights, CA 90033 on Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m. through November 12, 2017.

Tickets are $20 per person for General Admission; $17 per person for Students and Seniors; and $15 per person for Boyle Heights residents. Discounts for Groups of 10 or more will be available at $15 per person. This show is recommended for all audiences. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Free Parking is available on several streets surrounding the theatre. Free Parking is also available on Fridays and Saturdays only at the Boyle Heights City Hall Parking Lot located at 2130 East First Street (at Chicago Street) by entering the lot from Chicago Street; the lot is closed on Sundays. For tickets, please call the CASA 0101 Theater Box Office at 323-263-7684, E-mail tickets@casa0101.org, or buy online at www.casa0101.org . The running time of the show is 100 minutes. To view performance footage of the show, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbVLQI5--Bw&feature=youtu.be
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Concurrently with the run of Josefina López's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, the first Art Exhibition in the new Boyle Heights Museum co-founded by Josefina López and Dr. George J. Sanchez, a USC Professor of History and American Studies. The exhibit, curated by Dr. Sanchez, is entitled, "Aqui Estamos Y No Nos Vamos (We Are Here and We Won't Leave): Fighting Mexican Removal Since the 1930s." The Art Exhibit is in the Jean Deleage Art Gallery in the lobby of CASA 0101 Theater. The exhibit can be viewed Mondays through Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. To 6:00 p.m., Fridays from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., Saturdays from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Sundays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. All other times are by appointment only. To learn more please visit https://www.boyleheightsmuseum.org.

Photo credit: Ed Krieger

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