Title, Premiere and Location
Rushing Waters
February 11-28, 1993
The Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley, Pacoima, CA
Written By
Words by Migdalia Cruz
Music by Danny Vincente, Darren Brady & LaRue Marshall
Produced with residents from the working class neighborhood of Pacoima at the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley, this “history fantasy play in fourteen scenes” traced a little girl’s journey to a new place where spirits and humans shared a new vision for the world.
Synopsis
Pacoima, Los Angeles (population: 93,358) -- RUSHING WATERS: an original musical fantasy by Migdalia Cruz about racism, justice, and a search for spiritual healing; based on 400 years of history in this community in L.A.'s northeast San Fernando Valley.
Staff
Words by Migdalia Cruz
Music by Danny Vincente, Darren Brady & LaRue Marshall
Director - Bill Rauch
Assistant Director - Salvador A. Velazquez
Producer - Leslie Tamaribuchi
Executive Producer - Stephen Gutwillig
Set & Costume Designer - Lynn Jeffries
Lighting Designer - Geoff Korf
Choreographer - Jan Kirsch
Choral Director - LaRue Marshall
Musical Directors - Danny Vincente & Darren Brady
Stage Manager - Juanita Dias Costa
Production Manager - Pamela H. Neyhouse
Technical Director - Rees Pugh
Graphic Design - Robbin Huntingdale
Program Translation - Elizabeth Ruiz
Publicity Assistance - Cinnamon Sands
Light Board Operator - Leon Garrett II
Follow Spot Operator - Tony Moreno
Sound Board Operators - Mike Garrett, Kene Smith
Cast
| Mocapia |
Jackie De Santiago |
| Amiocap |
Harris Craig, Jr. |
| Timeovermattermysticyouth |
Donahue Tom |
| Nariko Kawaguchi |
Joanne Mayumi |
| Juego |
Santiago Olmos |
| Musico |
Augustine Mario Quiroga |
| Fiona Ramirez |
Maggie Palomo |
| Lonny Ayres |
Benajah Cobb |
| Molly Ayers-Ramirez |
Trinidad Barajas |
| A Lone Cowboy |
Dane Nelson |
| Edmundo |
A. Edgar Pleitez |
| Fierce Pierce Girls |
Toi Strong, Krishonda Stewart, Vernita Thomas, Tabitha Nettles |
| Cholas |
Veronica Barajas, Veronica Naba, Veronica Gonzales, Anna Castrellon, Patricia Barajas |
| Sgt. Flame |
Richard Miro |
| Sgt. Fear |
Richard Miro |
| Para-Dice |
Herman Berry |
| Rev. Dolores Joy |
Verdine Parker |
| Darrly Gates |
Richard Miro |
| A Young Priest |
Rodrigo Juarez Avilos |
| An Older Priest |
Ricard Miro |
| Mrs. Nancy Avery |
Vivian Stabler, Understudy Evelyn Sanders |
| PFC David Gonzales |
Oscar Salcedo |
| Charles Lindbergh |
Martin Stearn |
| Joe Louis |
Charles Nettles |
| Ritchie Valens (Valenzuela) |
Omar Garcia |
| THE CHILDREN |
OF RUSHING WATERS |
| Dancer/Bailadora |
Jose Moreno |
| Singer/Cantadora |
Rhonda Hoskins |
| Talker.Hablador |
Franky Moreno |
| Eater/Comedor |
Adrian Lara |
| Prayer/Rezadora |
Elena Epps |
| Watcher/Observador |
Octavio Ramirez, Rolando Ramirez |
| Runner/Corredor |
Andre de Sant'anna |
| THE ADULTS |
OF PACOIMA |
| Chorus of Reason |
Verdine Parker, Melba Hoskins, Richard Miro |
| Chorus of Treason |
Herman Barry, Angelia Fowler, Sharon Garrett |
Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.
I was there; it was 1992, I had recently moved back to Pacoima, from Texas, Fort Hood to be exact. My mother discovered a notice for auditions, brought it home and told me to check it out...the rest was and still is a blast. I was a part of Rushing Waters, and L.A Bridge, Cornerstone Rocks!!! And what they do is so, so important, so very human. Imagine a roving community theatre-group, where someone thinks that your little piece of the world is important enough to put on blast, in spite of the challenges and problems? This is CORNERSTONE, taking everyday people and making extraordinary statements about our intertwined lives on terra firma. To be celebrated! Are you kidding, I read scripts with Amy Brenneman!! Little ol' me! Please keep up the awesome, necessary work. I wonder if I can convince them to come to Miami, Fl?
signed,
Always a cornerstone junkie,
Angelia Dunlap-Fowler
Subsequent Performances or Productions
Special Notes
Articles, Reviews, and other Links
Poster:
Program:
LA time article:
http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-22/entertainment/ca-325_1_social-therapy
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