“This play should be a movie!” -Al Pacino
Opening Night: September 10 th 2016 Red Carpet & Appetizers After Show Show Runs: September 10th to 24th Red Carpet Time: 7:00 pm Play Starts: 8:00 pm Macha Theatre/Films 1107 N. Kings Road West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tickets: www.machatheatre.org
Odalys Nanín revives her popular play Skin of Honey/Piel De Miel opening on September 10th and running through the 24th at the historic Macha Theatre/Films, located at 1107 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA. 90069.
In 1961, during the botched Bay of Pigs invasion on the south coast of Cuba, two beautiful 15-year old teenagers-Isabel and Amelia-find themselves in a forbidden and torrid relationship that ultimately is torn apart. In, 1980, after a 20-year separation, they are reunited.
Odalys Nanin
As adults, neither Amelia (Nanín), a writer living in the U.S., nor Isabel (Kesia Elwin), a prima ballerina in the Cuban National Ballet, has ever been able to erase their great love and attraction. The past catches up with the present, where the women find themselves on a dangerous adventure of a lifetime.
Nanín, a writer, producer, director, actress of Cuban descent wrote a provocative and magnificent love story set during a time when Cuba was considered a dangerous enemy to the U.S. The award-winning playwright has sensitively blended a mixture of styles-teen eroticism, secrets, violent thriller, and political provocation.
Recently, acting legend, Al Pacino saw a preview of Skin of Honey and was blown away and commented it is a movie-worthy story. It is a bold adult play that brings forth all the issues the LGBT community still deals with in current times: violence and prejudices against homosexuals.
“Skin of Honey seethes with the passion, eroticism and stirring political context that have been the hallmarks of Nanín’s best works.” – In Magazine
In everything artistic Odalys Nanín creates or is involved in, she implements her three E’s motto: Educate, Enlighten and Entertain, be it through cutting edge plays that push the boundaries, visual media art and/or writing workshops.
Skin of Honey is an undeniable tender erotic melodrama.
Macha Theatre/Films and the Producer of Garbo’s Cuban Lover presents Skin of Honey/Piel De Miel Produced/Directed/Written by: Odalys Nanín Assistant Director: Andrew Lynford Starring: Odalys Nanín, Kesia Elwin, Omnia Bixler, Alexandra Evankovich, Andres Mejia Vallejos, Joseph Arzuaga, Eddy G. Munoz, Mantha Balourdoub, Alexis De La Rosa Running Time: One hour and 20 minutes with an intermission
To purchase tickets online: www.machatheatre.org General Admission: $30 Early Bird Special: $20 (purchased before September 1st) Group Sales/Info Call: (323) 314-5332
This program is presented with the support of the City of West Hollywood through its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission. www.weho.ort/arts
About Odalys Nanín A multi-talented actress, writer, director and producer, Nanín is the producing artistic director and founder of the Macha Theatre/Films in West Hollywood, CA. She has written ten plays to date. She’s a graduate of The Drama Studio London and Rutgers University and has earned a stellar reputation for writing, directing, and producing theatre in Los Angeles. Her 2000 production of Blood Wedding received Critic’s Pick in Backstage West, as did her second play Garbo’s Cuban Lover, chosen as one of the best ten plays by the Advocate Magazines. Her other plays: The Nun and The Countess, chosen one of the best plays by the Advocate; Beyond Love, which received a Curve Magazine Award for Best Play; Skin of Honey; Naked in the Tropics; Lavendar Love; The Adventures of the Lieutenant Nun; and more recently, Love Struck. Ms. Nanín has appeared in many MOW’s, soap operas, TV series, and in at least 30 theater productions on both coasts. She’s the recipient of three Drama-Logue Theatre Awards for direction, performance, and production of Vargas Llosa’s La Chunga. She has directed for the Post Oscar Showcase for Women in Film, The Celebration Theatre, and The Ivy Theatre. She is presently writing her new play Frida-Stroke of Passion!-which will open in 2017.
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