Description
This collection of oral histories tells
the story of a grassroots Chicano theater group,
Teatro Cometa,
which was active during 1970s and early 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. During
their approximately dozen year span, Teatro Cometa embodied elements of the
rasquache ethic as well as formal theatrical productions with
varying levels of municipal and private support. This collection of oral histories gives
voice to an otherwise marginalized community, shedding light on how some Chicano/Latino
communities responded creatively and critically to drug use, ethnic discrimination and gang
violence. Other themes that emerge are: the role of public education in the arts, the role
of private funding for the arts (both local and regional), the impact of the Chicano
movement in Orange County and the relationship between theater and civic
engagement.
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