EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

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EAST LOS... RISING


 

DIRECTOR’S NOTE


EAST LOS R I S I N G is a devised project commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium and an artistic offering to the social justice movements of our time. The recent uprising and mass protests, an unrelenting virus and the cry for racial justice called us to action. We interviewed artists, activists and Vietnam vets who generously gave us their time and their stories. And then, we made virtual theater.
We are “East Los R I S I N G.”






SPECIAL THANKS


INTERVIEWEES


Gloria Arellanes
Tomas Benitez
Evelina Fernandez
Consuelo Flores
Rubén "Funkahuatl" Guevara
Richard Joe
Maria Martinez
Marisela Norte
Esther Villa
Tom Sandoval


FRIENDS OF ELAC THEATER


The Frias Family
LaMusArt
Jesus Reyes
Sounds Of Music
Center Theatre Group
PxT Studio


CAST


Evelina Fernandez... Andria Arellano-Galvan
Tom Sandoval... Robert De Loza
Tomas Benitez and Ruben "Funkahuatl" Guevara... Hakop Mkhsian
Uncle Joe... Chris Lowe
Maria Martinez... Raquel Robles
Marcelino Esther... Villa Miriam Menendez
Consuelo Flores... Carolina Meza
Marisela Norte... Genevie Sanchez
Gloria Arellanes... Joselyn Serrano
Ruben Salazar... Jerry Solis
Gloria Arellanes... April Solorio


PRODUCTION TEAM


Director & Dramaturg... Cristina Frias*
Production Manager, Director of Photography & Graphic Artist... François-Pierre Couture* Sound/Editor/Technologist... Nathan Davis*
Assistant Director... Raquel Robles Marcelino
Production Assistant... Lisa Hashimoto Stone*
Production Assistant... Eleanor Montecino
Props Master & Performing Arts Technician... Efrain Corona*
Costume Designer... Eric Franco
Costume Department... Talin Gharibi* & Jessica Hansen*
Poster Concept & Graphic Arts... Katherine Coert

*denotes ELAC Theater Arts Faculty/Staff  

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein.Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation.Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels.Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

ELAC THEATER ARTS FACULTY & STAFF



Lisa Hashimoto Stone ........................................ Department Chair

Kelley Hogan ........................................... Artistic Director/Faculty

Eric Augusztiny ................................................................. Faculty

James Buglewicz ............................................................... Faculty

Efrain Corona ............................................................ Faculty/Staff

François-Pierre Couture ..................................................... Faculty

Nathan Davis ............................................................. Faculty/Staff

Cristina Frias .................................................................... Faculty

Casey Cowan Gale ............................................................. Faculty

Talin Gharibi ......................................................................... Staff

Jessica Champagne Hansen ............................................... Faculty

Jenny Jacobs .................................................................... Faculty

Demetra Kareman ............................................................. Faculty

Kaz Kasnetsis .................................................................... Faculty

Colin McKay ...................................................................... Faculty

Vanessa Mizzone Pellegrini ................................................ Faculty

Laura Quiroz ..................................................................... Faculty

David Laird Scott ............................................................... Faculty

Rodney Lloyd Scott ............................................................ Faculty

Ramiro Segovia ................................................................. Faculty

Natalie Wong ........................................................................ Staff
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