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LOS ILLEGALS

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Los Illegals

 

 

Inspired by Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega

 

Written By

Michael John Garcés

 

Directed by

Shishir Kurup

 

Created in collaboration with The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California, The National Day Laborer Organizing Network, The South Asian Network, and the UCLA Downtown Labor Center.

 

Presented in association with The Armory Center for the Arts

at Armory Northwest, May 31-June 24, 2007

 

 


 

Synopsis

 

The United Day Laborers Work Site at GIANT Hardware is struggling to stay open: although many workers use the site to get work from GIANT patrons, others hang out on the corner soliciting jobs and angering GIANT managers. Meanwhile, the action follows two migrants trying to make their way to the U.S. These two interludes continue through the play and tell the story of the migrants' journey to the U.S.

 

An altercation between a day laborer and a home owner bring out anti-immigrant forces, and now it looks like the center will be closed and a laborer deported. The play features a collective protagonist, similar to Fuente Ovejuna, which served as an inspiration for the main plot.

 

Staff

Scenic Design - Nephelie Andonyadis

Costume Design - Garry Lennon

Lighting Design - Geoff Korf

Sound Design - Drew Dalzell

Video Design - Gregory Pacificar

Stage Manager - Michelle Blair

 

Asst. Stage Manager - Elizabeth Hernández

Asst. Director - William Jaramillo

Choreography - Peter Howard & Page Leong

Prop Master - Robyn Taylor

Dramaturgical Consultant - Lorenzo Mans

Rehearsal Stage Manager - Anna Woo

Asst. Scenic Design - Jo Nguyen

Asst. Costume Designer - Tanya Apuya

Addt'l Dramaturgical Research - Scott Horstein

Original Music

"Yo ya me voy" - Lila Downs

"Llegaron Los Jornaleros - Los Journaleros del Norte

Additional Underscore - Shishir Kurup & David Markowitz

 

Technical Director - Bill Honigstein

Master Electrician - Motoko Tamura

Sound Engineer - Fionnegan Murphy

Asst. Sound Engineer - Morgan McCauley

Scenic Artists - Ashley Garcia & Lynn Jeffries

Set Construction - The Los Illegals Cast

Light Board Operator - Eli Isaacs

Production Photos - John Luker

Art & Graphic Design - jonny fenix

 

 

Cast

 

Betto Arcos Jimmy
Andrew Cohen Nathan
Francisco Garcia Manolo, etc.
José A Garcia Mauricio
Antonia Grace Glenn Judge
Blanca Gutiérrez Rosenda
Adrian Guzman Lalo
Ana Maria Guzman Loreto
Ubaldo Hernández Omar
Peter Howard George
Saima Husain Gloria
Maria Refugio Jacinto Yolanda
Page Leong Kim
Manuel Esteban Mancia Jorge
Rudy Marquez Juan, etc.
Karla Menjivar Carmen
Andres Munar Javier
Juan C. Parada Claudio
Hector Manuel Pérez Pedro
Juan José Mangandi Pérez Ernesto
Blanca Ramirez Teresa
Yuri Tremino Marisol
Bahni Turpin Brenda
Don Wynne Homeland Security
Jesus Zamora Ramon
Michelle Zamora Police Officer, Etc.

 

 

Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.

Subsequent Performances or Productions

 

As of June 2007, Cornerstone is considering a limited touring production of LOS ILLEGALS to play in labor centers around Los Angeles.

 

Special Notes

Articles, Reviews, and other Links

 

"La vida de los jornaleros es dura" - Hoy

(for an English translation, click here.)

 

"Getting it right for 'Los Illegals'" - Los Angeles Times

 

"Cornerstone puts the immigration issue center stage" - Los Angeles Times

 

"Una voz para los invisibles" - Hoy

(for an English translation, click here.)

 

REVIEW: "Unintended Consequences and more" - Los Angeles Times

 

REVIEW: “A world in itself” - Pasadena Weekly

 

Los Illegals artwork by jonny fenix, www.jonnyfenix.com

 

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