Short Eyes
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The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)
( 11/17/2011 - 03/18/2012 )
Running Time: 90 min
Short Eyes, a term prisoners use to brand a child molester, reveals the racial, sexual and dangerously seditious personal politics wielded by an explosive group of inmates at an unnamed House of Detention in New York City. Their petty ploys and communal rebellions are unexpectedly disturbed when they are joined by a middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl. Written during Miguel Piñero’s incarceration for armed robbery in Sing Sing prison, the play debuted at the Riverside Church, moved Off-Broadway in 1974 to The Public Theatre in New York City and to Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater to critical acclaim including: 6 Tony Award nominations, the New York Critics Circle Award and an Obie Award for the “Best Play of the Year”.
Tickets
This production closed on 03/18/2012
Schedule
Thursday - Saturday 8pm, Sunday 3pm
Venue Information
Los Angeles Theatre Center (Theatre 4)
514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (map)
Box Office 866 - 811-4111
Adjacent lots $4-$6, street parking after 6pm
Directors / Designers
Jose Luis Valenzuela Co-Producer
Paul Stuart Graham Co-Producer
Paul Tully Producer
Miguel Pinero Playwright
Julian Acosta Director
Evelyn Arreaga Stage Manager
Geronimo Guzman Scenic Designer
Belinda Escalante Costume Designer
Tom Ontiveros Lighting Designer
Juvencio Segura Sound Designer
Belinda Escalante Hair/Makeup Designer
Essence Brown Prop Designer
Philip Sokoloff Press Agent
Sean Escalante Graphic Designer
Mike Mahaffey Fight Choreographer
Richard Martinez Assistant Director
Julian Acosta Associate Producer
Evelyn Arreaga Associate Producer
Roger Quincy Mason Associate Producer
Cast
Miguel Amenyinu Omar
Carl Crudup Ice
Darby Hinton Captain Allard
Matthew Jaeger Clark
Jason Olazabal Paco
Matias Ponce Cupcakes
Mark Rolston LongShoe
David Santana Juan
Donte Wince El Raheem
Cris D'Annunzio Mr. Nett
Daryl Harper Mr. Brown
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Reviews
LAist (read review)"Gloriously Revived" "Exudes realism, richness, and depth" - Staff Writer
LA Times (read review)
"Burns with vivid life" - Charlotte Stoudt
Backstage (read review)
The daring production is infused with bravura performances and a crackling atmosphere - Les Spindle