Performing arts: Zoot Suit
Mark Taper Forum
Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director.
Center Theatre Group. Music Center.
Twelfth Season at the Music Center
Zoot Suit
By Luis Valdez
Directed by Luis Valdez
August 17-October 1, 1978
World Premiere
Dusa, Fish, Stas & Vi
By Pam Gems
Directed by Edward Parone
October 19-December 3, 1978
American Premiere
Terra Nova
By Ted Tally
Directed by Gordon Davidson
January 18-March 4, 1979
West Coast Premiere
The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Directed by John Hirsch
May 17-July 1, 1979
New Theatre For Now Spring Festival
March 5-April 27, 1979
Mark Taper Forum
Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director.
Center Theatre Group. Music Center.
presents
World Premiere
ZOOT SUIT
A New American Play by LUIS VALDEZ
| Directed by | LUIS VALDEZ |
| Choreographic Sequences by | PATRICIA BIRCH |
| Set by | ROBERTO MORALES |
| THOMAS A. WALSH | |
| Costumes by | PETER J. HALL |
| Lighting by | DAWN CHIANG |
| Musical Direction by | DANIEL VALDEZ |
| Score Arranged and Musical Production by | DAN KURAMOTO |
| Assistant Director | JACK BENDER |
ZOOT SUIT takes place between the Fall of 1942 and Fall of 1944 in the Los Angeles barrios, San Quentin Prison and the mind of Henry Reyna.
| El Pachuco | EDWARD JAMES OLMOS |
| Henry Reyna | DANIEL VALDEZ |
| His Family: | |
| Enrique Reyna | ABEL FRANCO |
| Dolores Reyna | LUPE ONTIVEROS |
| Lupe Reyna | EVELINA FERNANDEZ |
| Rudy Reyna | TONY PLANA |
| His Friends: | |
| George Shearer | CHARLES AIDMAN |
| Alice Bloomfield | KAREN HENSEL |
| His Gang: | |
| Della Barrios | ROSE PORTILLO |
| Smiley Torres | ENRIQUE CASTILLO |
| Joey Castro | MIKE GOMEZ |
| Tommy Roberts | PAUL MACE |
| Elena Torres | ANGELA MOYA |
| Bertha Villareal | RACHEL LEVARIO |
| Hoba | ROBERTA DELGADO ESPARZA |
| Swabbie | GREG ROSATTI |
| Chuka | SHERYL COOPER |
| The Downey Gang: | |
| Rafas | MIGUEL DELGADO |
| Ragman | TOM DEMENKOFF |
| Hobo | RONALD LINARES |
| Guera | VIKIE SHECKTER |
| Dora | ROSE ARAGON |
| The Law: | |
| Lieutenant Edwards | VINCENT DUKE MILANA |
| Sergeant Smith | FRANK McCARTHY |
| The Press: | |
| Reporter | ARTHUR HAMMER |
| Cub Reporter | RONALD LINARES |
| Newsboy | TOM DEMENKOFF |
| The Court: | |
| Judge F. W. Charles | VINCENT DUKE MILANA |
| Bailiff | FRANK McCARTHY |
| The Prison: | |
| Guard | VINCENT DUKE MILANA |
| The Military: | |
| Sailors | FRANK McCARTHY |
| GREG ROSATTI | |
| TOM DEMENKOFF | |
| Marine | RONALD LINARES |
There will be one intermission.
Staff Producer for Zoot Suit — KENNETH BRECHER
Community Coordinator — PHIL ESPARZA
Assistant to Ms. Birch — ROBERTA DELGADO ESPARZA
Associate Musical Production — DAVE IWATAKI
Special Musical Assistance — YUTAKA YOKOKURA
The following actors are covering roles indicated below. Substitutions are never made unless there is an announcement at the time of performance.
Henry Reyna — ENRIQUE CASTILLO: Tommy Roberts, Sgt. Smith, Bailiff — TOM DEMENKOFF; Lupe Reyna — ROBERTA DELGADO ESPARZA; Della Barrios — EVELINA FERNANDEZ; Enrique Reyna, Rudy Reyna, Smiley Torres — RONALD LINARES; George Shearer, Lt. Edwards, Reporter, Judge F. W. Charles, Guard — FRANK McCARTHY; Dolores Reyna, Bertha Villareal — ANGELA MOYA; El Pachuco, Joey Castro — RUDY RAMOS; Rafas, Cub Reporter, Newsboy — GREG ROSATTI; Alice Bloomfield — VIKIE SHECKTER.
Zoot Suit was presented for 14 performances as part of the Taper's New Theatre For Now series in April 1978.
Courtesy of Dept of Special Collections/UCLA Library, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, 405 Hilgard Ave, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575; http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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Title: Performing arts : Zoot Suit
By: Valdez, Luis, Author, Davidson, Gordon, 1933-, Author, Torres, Luis R, Author, Gomez, Ignacio, Artist
Date: August 1978
Contributing Institution: Dept of Special Collections/UCLA Library, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, 405 Hilgard Ave, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575; http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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