Jose Luis Valenzuela News

I spoke with Evelina Fernández about the play which blends intimate family drama with elements of magical realism to explore themes of memory loss, family dynamics, and the complexities of caring for aging loved ones. 

Check out production photos from the world premiere of The Storyteller of East L.A. at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown L.A., which opens Saturday, April 18.

What does it mean to live as your true, authentic self? I spoke with Level Up! playwright Gabriel Rivas Gómez on blending live performance with projection and inventive design to explore identity, family, and transformation.

Dedicated to her mother, the newest work by Latino Theater Company resident playwright Evelina Fernández will celebrate the sustaining power of love, compassion, storytelling, and the resilience of family in Latino Theater Company.

L.A.’s Latino Theater Company will enter its 41st season with a dynamic slate of productions and arts education programming that celebrates its 20th anniversary operating The Los Angeles Theatre Center. 

The Little King of Norwalk by Israel López Reyes is a modern barrio fable about power, politics and the price of survival, set against a real-life scandal that unfolded last year when Norwalk imposed a ban on shelters, supportive housing, and businesses that traditionally serve the poor. I spoke with him about the genesis and world premiere staging of the play at LATC

In the fourth company commission of Latino Theater Company’s 2025 season, Circle of Imaginistas playwright Miranda González embraces her Mexican and African American roots to explore the untold stories of Mexico’s Underground Railroad in Mascogos.

Now in its 11th year, Stage Raw will present its 2025 Stage Raw Awards Party on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Sassafras Saloon. Learn more about the awardees here!

Latino Theater Company will bring back Whittier Boulevard, the critically acclaimed, ensemble-devised “Chicano Noir” satire. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Los Angeles premiere of “American Mariachi,” a big-hearted, feel-good comedy with live music by José Cruz González, opened Saturday night in a new production from L.A.’s Latino Theater Company. Check out photos here!

Latino Theater Company and Playwrights’ Arena will present the world premiere of an epic World War II odyssey inspired by an astonishing, little-known true story.

Latino Theater Company will present the Los Angeles premiere of American Mariachi. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The Latinx Theatre Commons has announced its next cycle of programming, which will span from October 2024 to June 2027. In 2025, the LTC will produce two convenings: The Fornés Symposium and the Carnaval of New Musical Theatre.

L.A.’s Latino Theater Company has unveiled its 2024 Spring Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Latino Theater Company will partner with two Los Angeles-based Asian American companies and San Francisco’s Magic Theatre to close out 2023 with a fall season of exciting premieres at downtown’s Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Burro Squad Productions, the film division of L.A.'s Latino Theater Company, has announced the premiere screening of Moe at the Chinese 6 Theatres on Saturday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.

The world premiere of ‘Whittier Boulevard,’ a funny and poignant commentary on ageism, opens the Latino Theater Company’s 2023 Spring Season this weekend, April 28 and 29. Take a look at the photos here!

Whittier Boulevard will run April 29 through May 28 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Low-priced previews begin April 20.

 L.A.’s Latino Theater Company has announced a four-play Spring Season that attests to the eclectic nature of the American Latinx experience with work by artists from Los Angeles, Mexico and New York.

Getty Villa Theater Lab presents Letters from the Black Sea, a play dedicated to the exiles of the world, past and present, and to the eternal flame of their hopes of returning.