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Rajeev Taranath & Udayraj Karpur WELCOME Mission Playhouse Box Office Staff A big hello from the Box Office Staff! We are excited to announce our new box office partnership. With event tickets sold through Ticketmaster, you can purchase tickets by phone and online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tickets are also available to buy in person from our Box Office Tues & Thurs 12PM – 5PM, and if you have any questions we’ll always be happy to help however we can! Some shows listed in this brochure may be sold through the producer’s own box office. Please check event pages or our website for details. For questions or comments, call us directly at (626) 308-2868. GIVE The Playhouse is pleased to partner with the California Community Foundation to help facilitate your tax-deductible charitable donations to the Playhouse at: www.calfund.org/sgmp Learn more about the various ways you can help with the Façade Restoration Campaign, historic preservation, artistic programming, and community outreach, of the Playhouse. Your financial contributions, in-kind support, and volunteer efforts are what make the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse such an important and integral part of the vibrant culture of Southern California. For more information, contact Kelly Salloum at [email protected]. RENT With state of the art lighting and sound equipment, spacious dressing rooms and amenities, and a highly experienced staff, our venue is the perfect setting to showcase your event. For more information, call (626) 308-2865 x228 or visit our website and view our rental information packet. 2 MISSIONPLAYHOUSE.ORG SanGabrielMissionPlayhouse @SGMPevents @missionplayhouse MISSION PLAYHOUSE & MARIACHI WOMEN’S FOUNDATION present 4TH ANNUAL MARIACHI WOMEN’S FESTIVAL: ¡VIVA VERACRUZ! SAT MAR 25 7:30PM A musical journey from jarocho fandango to mariachi fiesta $25- $55 featuring Mexico’s female Jarocho ensemble Caña Dulce y Caña (800) 838-3006 Brava, Las Alteñas, San Antonio’s finest female mariachi, and Los Angeles’ two-time Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas. missionplayhouse.org MISSION PLAYHOUSE & THE DA CAMERA SOCIETY present SAN GABRIEL FESTIVAL SUN MAR 26 Da Camera presents a concert in the San Gabriel Mission at FREE 2PM and 4:30PM. Concert goers are invited to visit the beautiful (213) 477-2929 Playhouse lobby, enjoy a tour of the theatre or short informal music performances between 12PM and 6PM. Lobby events are dacamera.org free. Concerts at the Mission are priced at $50 & $55. Visit our missionplayhouse.org website for program details. BOX OFFICE: (626) 308–2868 3 MISSION PLAYHOUSE & THE MUSIC CIRCLE present RAJEEV TARANATH & UDAYRAJ KARPUR SAT APR 1 6PM Sarod master Taranath, a distinguished disciple of virtuoso Ali Akbar $5-$35 Khan until 2009, is a recipient of India’s highest arts award. A Ford (562) 756-3500 Foundation Scholar, he was head of CalArts Indian Music Program from 2000 until 2005. Karpur accompanies on tabla in this Global musiccircle.org Flavors concert where artists and audience come together onstage for an intimate transcendent musical encounter. Pre-order your boxed Indian dinner! Check website for more information. AMERICAN CHINESE DANCE ASSOCIATION ESPERANZA FLORES BALLET FOLKLORICO AMERICAN CHINESE DANCE FIESTA INTERNACIONAL 2017 FESTIVAL Experience the beauty of Chinese classical A festive celebration of Latin America filled and folk dance. with vibrant sounds and rhythms. SAT APR 22 2PM & 7PM SUN APRIL 23 2PM FREE $22 (626) 975-3152 (626) 488-0761 danceimpressionsproductions.com esperanzaflores.net 4 MISSIONPLAYHOUSE.ORG SanGabrielMissionPlayhouse @SGMPevents @missionplayhouse The flourishing of Flamenco SAT APR 29 7:30PM $10-$35 We liked it so much we brought it back! Jornada 2016 delighted crowds with a colorful celebration of dance and music from Spain, India, Ireland and Mexico. Join us again for a joyful evening tracing the development and influence of Flamenco, with musicians and dancers hailing from around the globe. In this one-night special, Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre brings Spanish dance from Andalucia and will be joined by Bollypop, presenting Gypsies of Rajasthan (North West India), Resurrección Mexican Folk de Rafael Valpuesta (Yucatan, Mexico) and Firqat Fan Al-Maghrib (North Africa). Vibrant costumes, vivid colors, the thrilling sounds of live music and the infectious energy of passionate dancers make this celebration of unity through dance a night not to be missed. Presented in partnership with Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre. BOX OFFICE: (626) 308–2868 5 This fascinating three week series takes a look at the treatment of Latino culture from Hollywood’s beginnings and its relevance to current issues of representation. Join us for theatre, dance, live music, an exhibit, film screenings and an interactive symposium from May 7-21! Be sure to check page 8 for details of our exciting site-specific play They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They? Check our website for more details. EXHIBITION SUN, MAY 7 & THURS–SUN, MAY 11–21 1PM-7PM FREE An exhibition of artifacts, photographs and costumes from our archives and from historical organizations, exploring early LA and the Mexican American experience, curated by the UC Riverside Director of the Public History Program, Dr. Cathy Gudis, and PhD student Mayela Caro. (In the Glass Room Gallery.) SYMPOSIUM SUN, MAY 21 12PM FREE Join us for panel-led reflections on the portrayal of Latinos in early Hollywood with invited speakers from the worlds of journalism, academia, and the entertainment industry. (In the Grapevine Room at the Adult Recreation Center.) This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support from UC Riverside. The Latin Wave series is co-produced by About…Productions and the Mission Playhouse, as part of our Community Engagement Program, Engage! 6 MISSIONPLAYHOUSE.ORG SanGabrielMissionPlayhouse @SGMPevents @missionplayhouse THE GAUCHO Starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez and filmed at the height of Fairbanks’ fame, The Gaucho has SUN MAY 7 2:30PM been described as “a lavish adventure extravaganza”, ADVANCE TICKETS $10 and Fairbanks’ biographer and film historian Jeffrey Vance described the film as “a near masterwork” and DAY OF SHOW $12 a “daring departure”. With live accompaniment on the GROUP TICKETS (10+) $8.50 Playhouse’s 1924 Wurlitzer organ from master organist Bob Salisbury. Presented in partnership with the Los Angeles Theatre Organ Society. THE BRONZE SCREEN 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema SUN MAY 7 6PM $5 (ADV), $7 (DOOR) From silent movies to urban gang films, stereotypes of the Greaser, the Lazy Mexican, the Latin Lover and the Dark Lady are examined in this energetic and informative documentary. Rare and extensive footage traces the progression of this distorted screen image to the increased prominence of today’s Latino actors, writers and directors. The film boasts the most comprehensive archive of Latinos in front of and behind the camera and features footage never-before-seen by most contemporary audiences featuring insights from an array of stars including Anthony Quinn, Rita Hayworth, Rita Moreno, Raquel Welch, Benicio Del Toro, Antonio Banderas, Desi Arnaz, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Smits, Raul Julia, Cesar Romero, Carmen Miranda, Dolores del Rio, Lupe Velez, Ricardo Montalban, Jose Ferrer, Cheech Marin and many more. Check website for details on our post show discussion with invited speakers: Nancy de Los Santos and Susan Racho, producers of the The Bronze Screen. BOX OFFICE: (626) 308–2868 7 THEY SHOOT MEXICANS, DON’T THEY? With scenes happening in and around the Playhouse, onstage and off, experience our historic building in a unique way, through the site-specific staging of this original theatrework The Latin Wave THURS MAY 18 8PM* remounted by About...Productions for event series. The participatory play is loosely based upon About… FRI MAY 19 8PM Productions’ Producing Artistic Director Theresa Chavez’s SAT MAY 20 3PM & 8PM family of Californios who settled in Los Angeles in 1771, ran SUN MAY 21 3PM & 7PM the Ramirez Dance Studio opposite the Mission Playhouse, and performed in the original Mission Play. $20-$30 *Preview With Melinna Bobadilla, Juan Touted as “exquisite” by the Los Angeles Times in its original Parada, Rose Portillo. Other production in 2006, this immersive experience tells the story cast to be confirmed. of a New York producer’s plot to make a silent movie of the Written by Theresa Chavez and fabled The Mission Play spotlighting the era when motion Rose Portillo. pictures first began to incorporate Latino history and culture Directed by Theresa Chavez. into their storyline. Features live music from members of the LA-based, Grammy-winning, Chicano rock band Quetzal, with choreography by Francisco Martinez. Comfortable footwear is recommended as audiences will be walking, standing and sitting during the performance. Please contact us if you have any access or mobility concerns. They Shoot Mexicans, Don’t They? is supported in part by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Ford Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the Surdna Foundation through a grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts. 8 MISSIONPLAYHOUSE.ORG SanGabrielMissionPlayhouse @SGMPevents @missionplayhouse Photo: Pasadena Dance Theatre Put a little spring in your step with some of San Gabriel Valley’s favorite dance studios as they light up the Playhouse stage! PASADENA DANCE THEATRE presents CONSERVATORY IN CONCERT SAT MAY 13 3PM $25 (626) 683-3459 pasadenadance.org The talented students of Pasadena Dance Theatre’s Conservatory of Performing Arts showcase their artistry. LI’S BALLET presents BALLET SHOWCASE SAT MAY 27 7PM $10 (626) 285-4888 Elegance graces the Playhouse stage with an array of classic ballet dances. JENNY AN DANCE STUDIO presents ANNUAL DANCE PERFORMANCE SAT JUNE 3 7PM FREE (626) 287-0602 An exciting dance program featuring ballet, Chinese folk dance, jazz, and tap.
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