COMPANY OF ANGELS
in association with
THAI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER
~presents~
FABRIC
by Henry Ong
August 2, 1995: In El Monte, California, law enforcement officials discovered 72 Thai nationals confined in an apartment complex ringed with barbed wire. Lured to this country with promises of achieving the American dream, these Thai workers instead found themselves engulfed in the harsh reality of the garment industry.
Co-Directors: Marlene Forte and Tchia Casselle
Produced by Kila Kitu, Joyce Liu, Henry Ong & Deborah Geer
Assoc. Produced by Gregory Gately
Starring: *Jennifer Chang, *Feodor Chin, Jolene Kim, *Dian Kobayashi, Joon Lee, Jully Lee, Joyce F. Lui, Rudy Marquez, *P.J. Marshall, Eddie Mui, *Diana Toshiko, Ben Wang, *Jeff Watson, *Andy Hamrick
*Member of Actors Equity Association
JULY 8 – AUGUST 8, 2010
Friday, Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 4:30pm
$20 General
$12 Students & Seniors
Box Office: (213) 489-3703 / info@companyofangels.org
Lighting Design: Christopher Singleton
Sound Designer: Dennis Yen
Stage Manager: Amelia Worfolk
Set Design: Luis Delgado
Location:
Company of Angels
inside The Black Box at The Alexandria
501 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
August 1st - "Eve of Slavery Compound Raid Panel Discussion" featuring key players in the El Monte Raid:
Phil Bonner (INS)
Mike Gennaco (US Attorney's Office)
Chancee Martorell (Thai CDC)
Rochana Chenchujit (Freed Garment Worker)
VISITORS' GUIDE TO ARIVACA
by Evangeline Ordaz
Directed by Armando Molina
Two hundred years ago it belonged to the Tohono O’odham. Then Mexico claimed it only to lose it in a war with the United States. Now, Valente wants to walk across it to get to a job in Oregon. But, no map charts a path through this gauntlet of ranchers, Native Americans, vigilantes, ICE agents, and other pursuers of the American dream.
Starring: Richard Azurdia, Nathan Bouldin, Daniel Chacon,
Kate Coyne, Marissa Garcia, Ruben Garfias, Tony Gatto,
Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Justin Huen, Andrew Roa & Tina Sanchez.
Sept 11 - Oct 4, 2009
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm & Sundays at 7pm
STARRING: Pat Cochran, Andrea Lee Davis, Tony Gatto, Brian Ibsen, Thomas Roche, Leigh Rose and Sandy Yu
WHERE SPIRITS MAKE GAME OF YOUR DREAMS
From the winner of the 2007 Ovation Award for Best World Premiere play comes a new tragi-comedy that meld the 1920s silent movie era and the downtrodden, downtown Los Angeles of early 2000s through eerie humor and revelations of riotously dark secrets.
At its center is a sharply clever murder mystery, the investigation of which is led by the spirited but suave Vernon St. Vicks and adventurous Filipina tourist Cha-Cha Mangabay, where they venture to release silent picture starlet Daisy Milbrandt from criminal suspicion. But nothing is as it seems, as mounting twists and turns soon lead to an unanticipated climax.
Supported in part by The Durfee Foundation’s Artists’ Resource for Completion (ARC) grant.
CoA would like to thank The Amerland Group, LLC, and Buxbaum Group for their patronage to CoA inside The Black Box at The Alexandria.
NINOS de La FREGADA
Theater Presentation: Niños de la Fregada Written & Directed by: Mariella Saba with the colaboration of
children, teens and mothers from Boyle Heights. Produced by: Xavi Moreno for Company of Angels
In collaboration with East LA Community Corporation and the residents of Boyle Heights.
In these tough times when there’s plenty of money for prisons, more troops, new wars, and big screen TVs, low- income communities struggle with the difficult consequences of injustices. Children and youth are especially affected. “La Fregada” can refer to the current economy, oppressed peoples, and the undocumented woman working in the garment industry in Los Angeles. This is a story told by the children of “La Fregada.”
Camino a la Posada is a celebration of the journeys residents undertake to bring programs and services to our community. These resources help support our efforts to create healthy and happy households in hard economic times.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 6pm
Lorena Terrace
611 S. Lorena St
Los Angeles CA 90023
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5pm
Kern Villa
202 N. Kern Ave
Los Angeles CA 90022
THE SOLO LATIN@ - WHEN WE DANCED
Written and Performed by Gregory Ramos
Directed by Armando Molina
WHEN WE DANCED is inspired by interviews with senior and elderly Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual people across the country.
January 7 - 9, 2010 at 8pm
and
January 10, 2010 at 7pm
THE PEACOCK MEN Written byRonald McCants
Directed by Ayana Cahrr
Produced by Lee Sherman
Assoc.
Produced by Tamika Simpkins
Starring: Chris P. Daniels, Will Dixon, John Jordan, Michael Thompson, Hari Williams
Five Black men explore contemporary American culture, images, labels, dreams deferred and their own subconsciousness in this wacky, lyrical, quirky, dark comedy about N*ggas in America.
LA VIEWS 3: HUNGER AND THE CITY
Written by CoA Playwrights Group
Directed by CoA Company Members
April 2 - 25, 2010
Fridays/Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 7pm
A short-play festival that explores the concept of wanting more!
Eight Los Angeles playwrights explore the notion of hunger, both literal and figurative - turning the spotlight again on issues resonating in our city. "Hunger and the City" offers a smorgasbord of topics, ranging from Prop 8 to AIDS apathy; sibling rivalry to the balance between art and commerce; hunger for a good steak to the primal desire for wanting more.
This panorama of exciting, trenchant views of Los Angeles is not-to-be-missed, and includes a play specially commissioned by AIDS Research Alliance.
L.A. Views is a project of Company of Angels' Playwrights' Group. Playwrights: Damon Chua, John Dubiel, Donald Jolly, Leon Martell, Henry Ong, Tira Palmquist, Vasanti Saxena and Michael Patrick Spillers.
Directors: Lui Sanchez (Supervising Director), Greg Gateley, Daniel Munoz and Tira Palmquist.
Performers: Anthony Mark Barrow, Adam Briggs, Timothy Casto, Juanita Chase, Orlando Chavez, Pat Cockran, Isaax Cruz, Scott Alan Hislop, John J. Jordan, Joshua R. Lamont, Jully Lee, Joyce F. Liu, Rudy Marquez, Art McDermott, Tira Palmquist, Tamika Simpkins, Leilani M. Smith and Joe Sofranko.
BALLAD OF SAD YOUNG MEN
by Jerome A. Parker
Rap Lyrics by Cornell C. Parker
Directed by Marlene Forte & Eileen Galindo
Starring: Joshua Lamont, Juanita Chase and Rudy Marquez.
Ballad of Sad Young Men tells the story of Joe, a soldier without direction, who revisits a childhood haunt on the eve of his return to war. On the verge of Joe's personal destruction, his childhood friends do the best they can to save his life before he's shipped off to combat. Featuring the Company talents of Juanita Chase, Joshua R. Lamont, Rudy Marquez and Tina Sanchez, Ballad of Sad Young Men is a daring look at the loss of innocence and how salvation can come from unlikely places.
Performances: May 24-30, 2010; M-Th @ 8pm and Sat & Sun @ 3pm
Company of Angels, in association with Son of Semele, present The World Premiere of
CHASING MONSTERS
by Gabriel Rivas Gomez
Directed by Armando Molina
Produced by Richard Azurdia & Xavi Moreno
"In my mind and nailed into my heels.
All the time killing what I feel.
And everything I touch turns to stone.
Everything I touch turns to stone."
-Radiohead (Blow Out)
Starring: *Richard Azurdia, Deborah Geer, Xavi Moreno,
Natalya Oliver, *Monica Sanchez, Tamika Simpkins, Carolyn Zeller
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
Associate Producer: Rudy Marquez
Scenic Design: Justin Huen
Lighting Design: Bosco Flanagan
Sound Composer: Joe Romano
Sound Design: Becca Kessin
Stage Manager: Ivan Acosta
Assistant Stage Manager: Jennifer Perez
Prop Master: Rachel Kahn
Previews: Thursday, May 13th & Friday, May 14th Performances: May 15 through June 13, 2010
Fridays, Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 7 PM
Location:
Son of Semele Theater
3301 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90004
