Real Woman Have Curves Opens September 8th at the Pasadena Playhouse
By Cris Franco
The world famous Pasadena Playhouse has assembled an all-star cast for its upcoming production Josefina Lopez’s masterful coming of age play, Real Women Have Curves, to be directed by Seema Sueko.
Considered the definitive American-Latina play, this production’s sterling cast features Blanca Araceli (FX’s The Bridge), Santana Dempsey (HBO’s The Newsroom), Diana DeLaCruz (ABC Family’s Chasing Life), Cristina Frias (The Motherf*cker with the Hat at South Coast Repertory), and Ingrid Oliu (HBO’s Real Women Have Curves, Stand and Deliver).
Set in a tiny, “East Los,” sewing factory, this award-winning comedy tells the story of five, hard working, “curvy” women racing to meet an impossible deadline to keep their factory from closing. The award-winning film of the same name made a star of America Ferrera as Real Women Have Curves celebrates real bodies, the immigrant dream and the profound bonds shared by all working women.
Artistic Director, Sheldon Epps, says “I am thrilled that we will open our exciting 15-16 Season with Real Women Have Curves. Josefina’s wonderful play is funny, sexy, moving, charming and still both timely and relevant. This is an ideal choice for Seema’s second directing assignment for our main stage. I am so confident that her collaboration with Josefina and their gifted cast will launch the season splendidly. I look forward to the delightful artistry that all of these Real Women will bring to The Playhouse.”
Director and Associate Artistic Director, Seema Sueko adds, “When Christina, Santana, Blanca, Ingrid and Diana walked into the audition room and read one of the scenes together, it just popped. It was electric. They were able to create a bond in the few minutes that is vital to the success of this ensemble play. The character, Ana, says it in her final monologue of the play ‘Women are powerful, especially when working together,’ and these five women captured that. I am so honored to work with them.”
Filled with hilarity and heart, fans of this unique look at the contemporary American-Latina experience have a lot to look forward to as it appears that the Pasadena Playhouse has assembled a dream team more than capable of proving that real women have talent, real women have comradery – and Real Women Have Curves. A production not to be missed.
Real Women Have Curves plays September 8 through October 4, 2015 at the Pasadena Playhouse: 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101. For all show info & tickets: PasadenaPlayhouse.org.
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