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ROSE PORTILLO is an accomplished actor/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's ZOOT SUIT, (original LA production, Broadway, Film). She is Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original theaterworks and founded the company’s Young Theaterworks which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez’s solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez, the company’s Artistic Director, on more than nine critically acclaimed productions. As an actor, Rose has extensive credits in regional theater, film and television. Some personal highlights include starring in the award winning film by Severo Perez, And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him, based on Tomas Rivera’s groundbreaking novel; a recurring role on the television series Resurrection Blvd; series regular on Allan Burn’s Eisenhower & Lutz; playing Sonia in the Anteaus Company’s production of Chekov’s The Wood Demon at the Mark Taper Forum, Death and the Maiden at San Diego Rep, Other People’s Money at The Mixed Blood, and, of course, Zoot Suit. She has directed in Los Angeles and at the Mixed Blood Theater in Mpls, and recently, directed an adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest for Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' award-winning Will Power to Youth. Rose has received writing commissions from Center Theatre Group's P.L.A.Y., Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles, and California Institute of the Arts' Community Arts Program, and has been Writer-in-Residence at the William Inge Center for the Arts. A respected educator, Rose is Faculty member at Pomona College in Claremont, where she directs “Theater for (and with) Young Audiences”. Along with Theresa Chavez, Rose has been honored by Playwrights’ Arena with the Lee Melville Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Los Angeles Theatre Community.

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In Other People's Shoes to Launch SHOW & TELL SERIES at the Lineage Performing Arts Center


In Other People's Shoes Productions will launch its first public event, the SHOW & TELL SERIES. Learn more about the series.

Gloria Molina Grand Park to Host the 12th annual Downtown Día de los Muertos


The 12th Annual 'Gloria Molina Grand Park's Downtown Día de los Muertos' is set to begin on October 21. Don't miss this annual celebration of Mexican culture and tradition.

Review: DO YOU FEEL ANGER? at Circle X Theatre Company


Playwright Mara Nelson–Greenberg smartly and incisively takes on the topic of male toxicity to explosive and thought-provoking results.

Photos: First Look at DO YOU FEEL ANGER at Circle X


The West Coast premiere of Do You Feel Anger?, written by Mara Nelson-Greenberg and directed by Halena Kays, opens this weekend for a six-week run at Circle X Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Check out photos from the production here!

A Noise Within to Hold Sunday Rush Performance of ANNA IN THE TROPICS


A Noise Within (ANW), California’s acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, announces the fifth production of its 30th anniversary season, Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Anna in the Tropics, directed by ANW’s Director of Cultural Programming Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx (he/him).  The play runs now through April 17, 2022, with a Sunday Rush performance on April 10 at 7:00 p.m. All remaining tickets for the Sunday evening performance are $25. Tickets are available online now for the performance with the code SUNDAYRUSH while selecting seats OR mention “SUNDAY RUSH” after 2 p.m. on the day of the performance at the box office window.

Moving Arts Presents 8th Annual MADlab's First Look Reading Series This Weekend


Moving Arts announced it will present readings of five new plays this weekend, October 9-10, 2021, as part of its Eighth Annual First Look Reading Series.

BWW Interview: OPC's Robert Egan On Creative CONNECTIONS Post-Vaccinations


Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC) will be presenting their virtual celebration CONNECTIONS benefiting their 2021 season June 12, 2021. CONNECTIONS will feature new or adapted works by playwrights: Luis Alfaro, Jon Robin Baitz, Father Greg Boyle, Bill Cain, Culture Clash, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Danai Gurira, Samuel D. Hunter, David Henry Hwang, Julia Izumi, James Morrison and his son Seamus Morrison, Jeanine Tesori and Charlayne Woodard. Performers include Brian Cox, Eileen Galindo, Tzi Ma, Rose Portillo, Samantha Quan, John C. Reilly, Israel López Reyes, Nikkole Salter, Jimmy Smits, and Phillipa Soo; as well as some of the playwrights performing their own pieces.

Danai Gurira, Phillipa Soo, John C. Reilly & More to Take Part in Ojai Playwrights Conference's CONNECTIONS Benefit


A starry cast, some of whom will perform their own work, has been set for the Ojai Playwrights Conference presentation of “Connections,” a virtual celebration to benefit the OPC 2021 season, on Saturday, June 12 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time/ 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Opens March 25


Last March, the Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival was just two weeks away from opening when we were forced to postpone because of the emerging coronavirus pandemic, which shuttered live performance venues across the country.

Center Theatre Group's Live From The KDT Series Continues With MOJADA and ELECTRICIDAD


The multicamera, virtually produced reading of Luis Alfaro's “Mojada” premieres Friday, November 20 and “Electricidad” premieres Sunday, November 22, both at 5 p.m. Pacific. Along with “Oedipus El Rey,” these modern adaptations of Greek tragedies complete “The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro” which is presented on Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage in partnership with The Getty.

ELECTRICIDAD Premiere Moved to November 22 on Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage


The premiere of the multicamera, virtually produced reading of Luis Alfaro's 'Electricidad,' has moved to November 22, 2020 at 5 p.m. Pacific. The modern adaptation of a Greek classic is part of the 'The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro' which is presented on Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage in partnership with The Getty.

Esperanza America, Sal Lopez, Sandra Marquez and More Announced for Virtually Produced Reading of ELECTRICIDAD


Casting is announced for the multicamera, virtually produced reading of Luis Alfaro's 'Electricidad,' the first play in 'The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro' which is presented as part of the Live from the KDT series on Center Theatre Group's Digital Stage in partnership with The Getty.

Center Theatre Group to Host Free Library Play Reading Series


Center Theatre Group will continue its free library play reading series with the readings of six plays on select dates from July to December. The plays will be presented at Benjamin Franklin Library on Tuesdays, Malabar Library on Wednesdays and Robert Louis Stevenson Library on Thursdays. All readings will begin at 6 p.m.

Review: VALLEY OF THE HEART Recounts a Cross-Cultural Love Surviving World War II


For playwright, director and El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez, who was born in Delano, CA as the second of ten children born to migrant farm worker parents who made a living picking whatever crop was in season, Cupertino will always be known for the rich land that once grew an abundance of crops and fruits trees during the time he lived in the area shortly after World War II. His latest play, the phenomenal VALLEY OF THE HEART at the Mark Taper Forum through December 9, 2018, uses California history as a jumping-off point to tell an important story about the fight to maintain dignity, identity, family and faith in the once-fertile farmland that is now known as the Silicon Valley.

Center Theatre Group Offers Spanish Language Open Captioning For VALLEY OF THE HEART


Center Theatre Group will offer Spanish-language translations of the 8 p.m. performance of Luis Valdez's "Valley of the Heart" on Friday, December 7 at the Mark Taper Forum. Each show will be performed in English with Spanish translations running simultaneously on open caption screens. Audience members wishing to view the open captions should request to be seated in the captioning area when purchasing tickets.

Photo Flash: VALLEY OF THE HEART At Mark Taper Forum Celebrates Opening Night


Center Theatre Group's production of 'Valley of the Heart' celerbated its opening night! See photos from the event below.

Luis Valdez's VALLEY OF THE HEART Opens At Taper


Currently in previews, Center Theatre Group's production of "Valley of the Heart" will open on November 7 at 8 p.m. at the Mark Taper Forum. Written and directed by Luis Valdez ("Zoot Suit") and presented in association with El Teatro Campesino, the production will run through December 9, 2018.

Performances Begin For VALLEY OF THE HEART At Mark Taper Forum


Performances for Center Theatre Group's production of "Valley of the Heart" will begin on October 30 at the Mark Taper Forum. Written and directed by Luis Valdez ("Zoot Suit") and presented in association with El Teatro Campesino, the production will run through December 9, 2018. The opening will be on Wednesday, November 7 at 8 p.m.

Rehearsals Have Begun For Luis Valdez's VALLEY OF THE HEART At Taper


Rehearsals have begun for Center Theatre Group's production of "Valley of the Heart," which is written and directed by Luis Valdez ("Zoot Suit"). Presented in association with El Teatro Campesino, the production will play at the Mark Taper Forum October 30 through December 9, 2018. The opening will be on Wednesday, November 7.

Cast Announced For Luis Valdez's VALLEY OF THE HEART At The Taper


Center Theatre Group has announced the cast for "Valley of the Heart," which is written and directed by Luis Valdez ("Zoot Suit"). Presented in association with El Teatro Campesino, the production will play at the Mark Taper Forum October 30 through December 9, 2018. The opening will be on Wednesday, November 7.

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How many Broadway shows has Rose Portillo been in?

Rose Portillo has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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