Urban Theatre Movement and The Latino Theater Company present
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES CRITIC’S CHOICE
BACKSTAGE CRITIC’S PICK
&
LA WEEKLY PICK OF THE WEEK
Short Eyes
by Miguel Piñero
directed by Julian Acosta
Synopsis:
Short Eyes, a term prisoners use to brand a child molester, reveals the racial, sexual and dangerously seditious personal politics wielded by an explosive group of inmates at an unnamed House of Detention in New York City. Their petty ploys and communal rebellions are unexpectedly disturbed when they are joined by a middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl. Written during Miguel Piñero’s incarceration for armed robbery in Sing Sing prison, the play debuted Off-Broadway in 1974 at The Public Theatre in New York City and on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater to critical acclaim including: 6 Tony Award nominations, the New York Critics Circle Award and an Obie Award for the “Best Play of the Year”.
Cast:
Alex Alfaro, Miguel Amenyinu, J. Antonio Baguez, Carl Crudup, Cris D’Annunzio, Jon Lance Duran, Sean Escalante, Daryl Anthony Harper, Darby Hinton, Adam Jaso, Jason Nieblas, Jason Olazabal, Matias Ponce, Mark Rolston, Charles Sanchez, David Santana, Donte Wince, Daniel Zornes
Shows: Thursday – Sunday, February 2 – March 17
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm and Sundays @ 7pm
Blackout dates: February 5th, 24th, and 25th
Where: LATC – Theater 4
514 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Special Thanks:
The Arreaga Family
Judd Azoulay
Rax Chavez
John Diehl
Will Garrett
Lawrence Gilliard Jr
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Regan & Susie Mc Kenny
Robert Kitagawa
the Latino Theater company
Ida & Jose Lopez
Federico Mata
John Ortiz
Gary Perez
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Mark Riley
Noah Silver
Jose Luis Valenzuela
the UTM Family
Urban Theatre Movement is supported by the following donors:
Acosta, Julian
Aguayo, Alex
Alban, Carlo
Albanese, Alba
Aldana, Carlos
Alcantar, Jose
Alfaro, Alex
Alva, Stephanie
Aluma, Jeremy
Amenyinu, Miguel
Arreaga, Byron
Arreaga, Juan Pablo
Arreaga, Judy
Arreaga, Nelson
Arreaga, Ofelina
Arroyo, Sara
Atkinson, Laura
Audra
Ayala, Varin
Azoulay, Amy
Azurdia, Richard
Barlow, Kristopher
Batres, Susana
Belger, David
Bergamasco, Krystin
Blanca
Bonilla, Gloria E.
Cain, Audrey
Chang, Dion
Chatinsky, Mark
Clara
De Leon, Jose
DeRuyck, Dana
Diaz, Angie C
Dostal, Nicholas
Duenas, Frania
Dunlop, Terrence
Escalante, June
Escalante, Michael
Escalante, Lisa Marie
Escalante, Sean
Esquivel, Gloria
Esquivel, Lupe
Estrella, Dario
Fleming, Jane
Frayser, Dylan
Freedman, Lynn
Garcia, Anabel
Gaston, Stevens
Gatto, Tony
Gill, James
Gilmore, Rosa
Glaudini, Lola
Gomez, Vicente
Gonzales, Adan
Gonzales, Kimberly
Gonzales, Priscilla
Gross, Cristofer
Guerrero, Fred
Guray, Maria
Hansmeyer, Grace
Ho, Andy
Hudson, Scott
Inzerillo, Sal
Janice
Jaso, Adam
Jaso, Jim
Jess, Justin
Johnson, Donna Simone
Jones, Russell g.
Josh
Kaitlynn
Kjeldsen, Kirk
Leslie
Laurie, Dennis
Leo, Sheryl
Lillis, Padraic
Lopez, Israel
Lujan, MeLchor
Magee, Mattie
Mania Michelle
Mario, Patricia
Martinez, Jean
Martinez, Paul
Martinez, Richard
Mendez, Maria
Mc C., Colleen
Mc Gann, Thomas
Mc Kenny, Regan
Mc Kenney, Susan
Mc Reynolds, Andrew
Miller, Caitlin
Miller, Misti
Morales, Lily
Nieblas, Jason
Pearson, Dennis
Parker, Noel
Parrilla, Lana
Penilla, Daniel
Pelton, Shiera
Perez, Gary
Perez, Mary
Pete
Petocelli, Richard
Phil Giggey
Pitts, Marissa
Poe, Kristina
Prentice, Steve
Puppet Mayhem
Ratcliff, Rose and Eddie
Reyes, Diana
Reyes, Tanya
Rico, Kristina
Rivas, Christopher
Robinson Jr, Wayne E.
Ruth
Saenz, Giovanna and Richard
Sanchez, Fanya
Scott, Alicia
Scott, Clement
Sherman, Elizabeth
Severin, Jillian
Sienz, Gio
Smith, April
Sochet, Levi
Susie
Talym Jinn, Kim
Thomas, Sean
Tianga, David
Torres, Melanie
Trupti, Patil
Tsekhman, Adam
Vassallo, Ed
Venegas, Joel
Veronica
Vielma, Manuel
Vinh Truong, Martin
Von S. Liza
Watkins, Courtney Figueroa
Weiner, Aaron
Well, Georgia
Wilder, Joshua
Willchenus
Watson, Janet
Wollner, Martha
Yiv, Nando
Zavala, Angela
