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Luis Alfaro
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Los Angeles based Playwright & USC Professor, School of Dramatic Arts, director of MFA Playwriting.
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Magic Theatre in San Francisco
 
‘Aztlán’ at Magic Theatre turns parole into epic, mythic theater – San Francisco Chronicle
 
Magical, Mesmerizing, Larger Than Life – S.F. Gate
 
This just might be Luis Alfaro’s masterpiece – KPFA
 
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July 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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The Activist
In Memory of Jewel Thais-Williams
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July 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Connective Tissue
I love it when I get to share good news.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Happy Easter!
April 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Nuestro Ernesto
Mario Ernesto Sánchez, 1947-2025
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April 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The Prince of Robertson Boulevard
I have an image of Kirk Wilson, and we would laugh about it every time I saw him.
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April 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Chicago! I am coming for you this weekend. I am humbled & honored to partner up with UIC School of Theatre & Music and Teatro Vista Productions for a full weekend of FREE activities for artists. Tell your friends, repost and see you in the Windy City!
 
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Ofrenda Weekend — TEATRO VISTA - Theater With a View
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April 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Mrs. Alfaro's Box of Memories
Even as she progresses deeper into the Forgetting Condition, Mrs.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Morgan Jenness Day
Today is Morgan Jenness Day, with a series of events all day and into the evening in New York City at some of the most important sites associated with our friend.
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March 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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“The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean?”
On March 8th, the great South African playwright, novelist, actor and director, Athol Fugard, was called back.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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El Maestro
I am not sure any birthday tribute will do justice in giving praise to one of the most essential artists in the Latine community and reflect the power in the body of work this master writer has amasse...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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How I Spent My Spring Break
An Essay on Letting Go
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March 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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The House on Mango Street
A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of sitting with a longtime friend of mine, the great writer, Sandra Cisneros.
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March 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Happy Birthday to the wonderful & wondrous Sabina Zuniga Varela. It is an honor to know Sabina & see her grow in her art and in her person. We have been privileged with a glorious collaborative artist journey. It's so moving to see a former student now become a much admired colleague in the academy.
March 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Odyssey
Ron Sossi, the founder of the Odyssey Theater Ensemble, which he led through its fifty-six-year history, has been called back.
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March 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Milestone Weather
If only you knew the near heart attack I was experiencing when I saw this bill.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Ceremony
I recently had the pleasure of setting up the Zoom studio, putting on a clean shirt, and merging onto the online highway for a beautiful and heartfelt conversation at George Mason University out in Fa...
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March 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Perfection
Yesterday, I met a lovely theatre director, Katie Lindsay, for an interview as part of a podcast she is doing about the Music Center Plaza downtown.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Sign of the Times
In homage to the Vine American Party Store on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, which has closed its doors after 90 years in business, I am wearing one of the many day & evening wear mustaches I bought the...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Innovator
Congratulations to veteran theatre and film director, Jose Luis Valenzuela, who has been awarded the 2024 Gordon Davidson Award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation.
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February 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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The Mystery of Mrs. Alfaro
Spending the weekend with one’s mother, doesn’t always yield the reward one might imagine, but the lesson is always immeasurable.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Another Op'nin', Another Show
Los Angeles is enjoying such wonderful theatre right now.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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February 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Ways of Seeing
I must be in some state of denial because it’s been a month since the artist and filmmaker David Lynch was called back and I am just getting around to thinking of the enormity of his effect on me.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Connective Tissue
There are people who sync up in our lives, not for long sometimes, but for key moments on our journey.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM