Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Latino Theater in Los Angeles es Muy Bueno
HowlRound: I can't believe I don't speak Spanish. I grew up in Texas, but I took German in high school. I lived in Washington Heights for three years, yet I never learned much more than huevos y queso sándwich (though I did like being called mami). Now I live in Southern California, but still, like most white Americans, I recognize little more than the word on exit signs—salida—and that's mainly because the signs look just like the ones in English.
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All the theatre companies that this article mentions have one important thing in common: community. They write, produce and perform about, for and from a specific community of people with distinct histories and traditions that are united by the greater Latino culture. I hope that more and more of these theaters open across the country, not only in order to foster community spirit through the arts but also because I think it's important for people across the nation to realize that American theater is changing, just like America itself, and representing the ever-changing cultural and social landscape of the country today. Like the article's author, I hope that the changes in America are reflected in the national arts scene through elements such as Latino theatre.
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