Can Comedia Help Us Understand California’s Past?
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes 501 N. Main Street, Los AngelesCo-presented by Zócalo Public Square, Playwrights’ Arena, UCLA Diversifying the Classics, and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, with generous support from Snap Foundation, Karsh Family Foundation, Broad Foundation, and Olga Garay-English During the artistic and literary boom of Spain's Golden Age, theater known as comedia helped audiences on both sides of the Atlantic understand their past and present. Today, contemporary playwrights have adapted these 17th-century classics to shed light on L.A.’s history, touching on issues including power and sexuality, gentrification, and Black, Korean, and Latino identity. Join us under the stars at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes for readings of...
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