The holidays are here so might as well grin and enjoy them! How many of you have stories of the Thanksgiving dinner that went wrong or the panic of getting Christmas just right, turkey or menudo? Ham of lechoso? And the more “Latino traditional” the celebration, you know the louder it gets! Ah yes! Feliz Navidad. The Latina Christmas Special brings you that and the most hilarious “I can relate to that” moments that will have you laughing your way through the holidays. Created by Diana Yanez, written by and starring critically acclaimed Latina comediennes Diana Yanez, Sandra Valls and Maria Russell. Geoffrey Rivas directs the five week run (November 21 (Press Opening Night) – December 20, 2015) for the Los Angeles Theater Center, 514 South Spring Street (DTLA). Discounted previews will be presented on Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, 2015.
The Latina Christmas Special allows you to eavesdrop on three Latinas’ no holds barred holiday “chisme” fest when they get together to dish about everything from moms to cucarachas to Farrah Fawcett, reminiscing about Christmases past (and fantasies) spent with familia and loved ones. From the hot Miami Christmas celebrations spent by Yanez’s (Margaret Cho’s The Sensuous Woman) during her Miami upbringing; to Larado, TX born Tejana Sandra Valls (Showtime’s Latin Divas of Comedy) Mexican “navidad” joyous and painful memories of family; and Maria Russell (FX’s: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) Mexican/Lithuanian holiday hilarity, this show is the best way to connect with your special holiday stories, because at the end of the day that is what Christmas is all about — dysfunction at it’s loving best!
The Latina Christmas Special is back by popular demand, after two straight years of sold-out, standing room only performances. The Latina Christmas Special had its world premiere in 2013 at the The Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood selling out its only four performances. In 2014 they moved to the Theatre Asylum in Hollywood, CA to nine sold out performances, again produced by Atomictuna Productions and Combined Art Form. Now at LATC under the direction of Rivas who is a founding member of the Latino Theater Company and a NAACP award recipient for his solo show Beautiful), The Latina Christmas Special moves into the big house . “This show has much more potential to reach a wider and more diverse audience, which we could achieve by bringing it to the Los Angeles Theatre Center,” said Rivas. “I approached the three ladies in the cast [and] much to my surprise they liked what I had brought to the table and thus here we are today.”
Creator Yanez calls The Latina Christmas Special the little show that could. “Each year since we started, our show has grown significantly. Now, this year, in 2015, we are thrilled to have the Latino Theater Company presenting our show for 20 performances in a new fully realized staged production under the direction of the wonderful Geoffrey Rivas.”
The Latina Christmas Special is made possible by LATC and its Artistic Director José Luis Valenzuela, with Michael Navarro (Set Designer); Julian Fernandez (Lighting Designer); Ivan Robles (Sound Designer): Socorro Gamboa (LATC Community Outreach Coordinator); Amber Espinoza-Jones (Stage Manager); Wayne Nakasone (LATC Technical Director); Xavi Moreno (LATC Marketing Associate and Graphic Artist); Kurt Hall (Pre-Production Photographer); Chaz Photographics (Production Photographer).
Discounted Tickets for Preview Performances on Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, 2015 are $20 each. Tickets for performances during the play’s Five-Week Run from November 21 – December 20, 2015 are $30 each for General Admission, $22 each for Students, Seniors and Veterans, and $20 each for Groups of 10 or more. The show is recommended for age 13+. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Tickets to the show may be purchased by calling toll free (866) 811-4111, or online by visiting www.thelatc.org and for a complete performance schedule. For patrons who may wish to see multiple shows at LATC, a Mid-Season Flex Pass is available for $40 each, enabling the ticket buyer to receive one ticket to two separate shows in the Fall 2015 LATC Season (57 Chevy and The Latina Christmas Special), plus reserved seating at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for La Virgen de Guadalupe Dios Inanztin onDecember 3rd or 4th. Mid-Season Pass Holders also receive 10% off all items at the LATC Bar. (Reserve tickets 48 hours in advance to guarantee seating. Non-Reservation walk-ups are subject to availability.) Metered parking is available on streets surrounding the theatre and in an adjacent parking lot next to the theatre located on Spring Street. Parking lots range in price from $6.00 to $9.00. The nearest Metro Stop is located at Pershing Square (two blocks west of LATC between South Hill Street and South Grand Avenue and West Fifth and Sixth Streets).
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