Written by Evelina Fernández

Directed by Jose Luis Valenzuela

Produced by the Latino Theater Company

Scenic Design by Francois-Pierre Cotoure

Sound Design by John Zelewski

Lighting Design by Pablo Santiago

Projections by Yee Eun Nam

Costume Desing by Naila Aladdin-Sanders

 

Cast: Sal Lopez, Esperanza America, Evelina Fernandez,  Geoffrey Rivas, Fidel Gomez, Sam Golzari, Castulo Guerra and Xavi Moreno.

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Adapted from the Roman comedy The Pot of Gold by Plautus
 

What would you do if you won the lotto?  Buy a house?  Help your relatives? What if you found a pot of gold?  In La Olla, Leo, a bit player in a shady 1950’s L.A. nightclub, finds a pot full of cash and is overtaken by greed and mistrust as he plans to use the money to become a “star.” As he focuses on keeping his treasure safe, the nightclub show must go on as music plays, dancers dance, and Leo falls into a frenzied state of confusion where motives are misinterpreted with hilarious results. The Latino Theater Company (LTC) uses its unique style of comedy, music, dance and imagery to explore one of the most basic aspects of human behavior – greed.  Inspired by the rumbera films of the golden age of Mexican Cinema —LTC continues its exploration of noir for this adaptation of ancient Roman playwright Plautus’ comedy The Pot of Gold.