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Hope: Part II of A Mexican Trilogy (2011)

The Los Angeles Theatre Center

Written by Evelina Fernández 

Directed by José Luis Valenzuela
Produced by The Latino Theater Company

Scenic Design by Francois Pierre-Couture

Lighting Design by Cameron Mock

Projectinos by Drew Mylrae

Sound Design by John Zelewski

 

Cast: Sal Lopez, Dyana Ortelli, Geoffrey Rivas, Esperanza America Ibarra, Olivia Delgado, Keith McDonald, Dru Davis, Sam Golzari

Hope: Part II of A Mexican trilogy, is the first of the series to be fully realized on stage.  Underscored by the musicality of the 1960's this play highlights the political, social and cultural shifts of American life in this era - the loss of innocence, the sexual revolution, military engagement, the assassination of a beloved President and the subsequent disillusionment and questioning of authority- through the lens of a Mexican-American family in the process of assimilation.

 

 The 1960s marked the first time that Latinos, as a demographic were engaged and invested in the political process of electing a president. For director Jose Luis Valenzuela this the greatest link between the  1960s and the present - the idea of hope and the possibility of change.

 

 


Critics Loved Hope!!

"With its bittersweet nostalgia, "Hope" should be a hit for the Latino
Theater Company." - The Los Angeles Times

"This is a dream-of-a-show from which I do not want to be awakened"
- Joe Straw

"The entire cast is superb. But the women stand out"
- Don Shirley LA Stage Times


 

 

 

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