Teen Playwrights Make History Come Alive as About…Productions Announces Two Staged Readings of Original Work.
Frida Kahlo's former nurse amongst 8 seniors who shared their stories
Above: Marco Rodriguez & Maricela
Ochoa. Photo Credit Theresa Chavez
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Chapel at Hollenbeck Palms
573 South Boyle Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Free Street Parking Available
and
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Margo Albert Theatre at Plaza de la Raza
3540 N. Mission Rd., LA, CA 90031
Free Street Parking Available
About...Productions is thrilled to invite you to a very special event celebrating our most recent Young Theaterworks program, THROUGH THE AGES ~ a new cross-generational program that builds literacy while giving students an opportunity to transcend generational and cultural divides. This program has brought together students from Central High School/Tri-C, East L.A. branch with senior citizens from Hollenbeck Palms in Boyle Heights and will culminate with a staged reading of theaterworks written by the students and based on their interviews with seniors. Isaura Heckman, one of Frida Kahlo's former nurses, is among the diverse seniors interviewed for the project.
The staged readings will be performed by professional actors including Peter Howard and Marco Rodriguez who also served as playwright mentors to the students under the direction of AP’S Associate Director and Young Theaterworks Director, Rose Portillo and Teaching Artist/Playwright Laurel Ollstein.
Click here (flyer link) for more information.
To RSVP or for further information contact us at (626) 396-0920 or aboutpd@aol.com. To learn more about our on-going Young Theaterworks programs, visit http://aboutpd.org/education.
Interviewee David
Rosenbloom, Photo Credit
Theresa Chavez
Through the Ages is funded by the California Arts Council, a state agency and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. About Productions’ work is supported in part by a grant from the California Community Foundation.
