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Latino Theater Company
The Latino Theater Company (LTC) is a theatre producing organization based in Los Angeles, California. History Latino Theater Company was founded in 1985 by its Artistic Director, Jose Luis Valenzuela. Founding members included Lupe Ontiveros. Known as the "Latino Theater Lab" and based at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC), they produced plays and comedy showcases. They also created the "New Voices Playwriting Series," which commissioned many Latino playwrights. When LATC closed in 1991, LTC moved to the Mark Taper Forum, where Valenzuela created the "Latino Theater Initiative." The group moved to Plaza de la Raza in 1995. LTC returned to The LATC and in 2004 received a grant from the California Cultural and Historical Endowment to renovate The LATC and create a multicultural theater arts center, along with the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture. In 2006, LTC became the operator of The LATC, and invited several culturally different producing organizations to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Luis Valenzuela
José Luis Valenzuela is a theater and film director and emeritus distinguished professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Valenzuela has directed Play (theatre), theater plays, which were appreciated by critics. His theater plays were performed in the important regional theaters like Los Angeles Theatre Center, where he founded in 1985 Latino Theater Company, Latino Theater Initiative and moved to the Mark Taper Forum in 1991. His most recent works include, The Mother of Henry, Destiny of Desire, Dementia, A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story, La Olla, Premeditation, Solitude, La Victima and La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin. He has directed productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage. His international plays include Henrik Ibsen's ''Peer Gynt'' at the Norland Theater in Norway and Manuel Puig's ''Kiss of the Spider Woman (play), Kiss of Spider Woman'' at the National Theater of Norway. Dementia won the 2003 GLAAD Media Award for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
