THEATRE
EL OGRITO
September 16
8:00 PM, FREE/RSVP*
24th Street Theatre
1117 West 24th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
English subtitles
By Suzanne Lebeau
El Orgrito (The Ogreling) is Quebec playwright Suzanne Lebeau’s stunning story about the monster within all of us. Adapted from her original French text, and presented in Spanish with projected English super titles, Lebeau’s poignant coming-of-age story chronicles the struggles of a young boy born to a human mother and an ogre father as he tries to overcome his animal instincts and find his place in human society. El Ogrito had its US premiere at 24th Street Theatre, as part of its Teatro Nuevo Internacional program. 24th Street Theatre is dedicated to producing and presenting cutting-edge, thought provoking work that challenges its audiences and is significant to the community and the world. The production has toured in Ensenada, Mexicali and Tijuana and is scheduled to tour Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico (Sept. 2009) and San Salvador, El Salvador (March, 2010).
Jesús Castaños-Chima
During his career, he has worked in film and TV in Mexico and the US. He has been in more than 40 plays with different theater companies, and has participated in several international theater festivals. At the present time, he functions as the Acting Workshops Coordinator of the International Latino Theater Festival of Los Angeles (FITLA) and is also the coordinator of the Teatro Nuevo Program at 24th St Theatre.
