||| Co-created by Gabriel Garza & Theresa Chavez ||| Music/Lyrics by Nina Diaz (Girl in a Coma) & Theresa Chavez ||| Directed by Theresa Chavez |||
A brand new iteration of this theaterwork which is set in early 1980s Bell Gardens, a working-class neighborhood southeast of downtown L.A. A trio of young punk musicians squat in one of L.A.’s oldest adobe homes. Inspired by the bands X, Bags, and Minutemen they build and rehearse their seminal songbook which reveals their burgeoning self-identity, and their relationship to the historic adobe, and to each other.
Adobe Punk will be performed in real time with original songs, and an evocative set and soundscape by Dorothy Hoover and Sage Lewis, respectively.
PRESS QUOTES
“Evoking stage musical, rock show, and performance art, [Adobe Punk] promises something fresh for both theatre lovers and live music fans.
”
“I was intrigued by the intersecting narratives of architecture, L.A. history and punk. The smart staging gives Adobe Punk an added dimension.”
Carolina A. Miranda, L.A. Times
"The musician-actors captured the essence of punk with impressive musicality and subtle nuances."
Miguel Costa, Music Connection
PLAYING
MARCH 28, 2025 to APRIL 13, 2025
Plaza de la Raza’s Margo Albert Theatre
3540 N. Mission Road
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Click the button for tickets. >>>
Hosted by Jessica Schwartz, Associate Professor of Musicology at UCLA, the Adobe Punk: the concert Mini-Session Interviews were conducted onstage prior to each concert, with with punk trailblazers Nina Diaz, Jesse Velo, mike watt, Lisa Fancher, Teresa Covarrubias, and Jimmy Alvarado.
CLICK the tiles below to listen to each episode for free.
CLICK the tiles below to listen to each episode for free.
This production is supported by:
