Theater in Action

Festival of Theater

15, 16. 17; 22, 23 and 24

July 2011

The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts unites East Los Angeles on the stage for the first ever Theater Festival to be held in Lincoln Heights mid-July at the historic Old Jail.

Los Angeles, CA, April 19, 2011: This summer is the first Theater Festival ever to be held in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles that will benefit the communities surrounding East Los Angeles. With a bilingual flavor, there will be six different productions by six theater companies from six regions of Los Angeles. Hosted at the Old Jail off North Broadway and North Avenue 19, the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts brings their seniority to the event with a new reading of “La Salamandra” directed by founder Margarita Galban.

Opening the 1^st Annual festival will be the Awareness Theater under the Direction of Pablo Marz as he portrays the typical life of a Latino in Los Angeles. Hugo Quintana directs the Bilingual Foundation actors through a blind date gone awry centered around a park bench in “Cita a Ciegas”. In a tribute to Patronato del Teatro, a translation of the mysterious “Espíritu Burlón” will be performed under the watchful eye of Galban in a collaborative effort between theaters. In “Art”, Manolo Travieso Productions discuss art, psychology and power as the festival peaks and provokes thought among friends who have gathered. In honor of the memory of author and director C. Bernard Jackson, one of his most beautiful Works, “Piano Bar”, will be presented by Inner City Cultural Center and directed by Hawthorne James to conclude the summer festival.

Teatro en Acción : Festival de Teatro takes place 15th, 16th, 17th; 22nd, 23rd and 24th of July 2011 at 421 North Avenue 19 in Los Angeles. The event is supported by grants and donations from the NEA, LA County Arts Commission, the Consul of Spain to Los Angeles, the University of Minnesota, Union Bank, Dr. Herbert Miller, PhD. and the Metro. More than a community effort, this festival has international appeal and unites the Hispanic community through artistic, cultural and educational programs that reach for the essence of la vida in Los Angeles.