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Electricidad

by Luis Alfaro
directed by Lisa Portes

Luis Alfaro transforms Sophocles’ Elektra into a passionate, powerful tale of the revenge cycle in gang culture. Electricidad mourns the murder of her father, an East L.A. gang king-pin, and vows revenge. In her determination, she pulls her brother, Orestes – a young man who managed to leave “the life” – back to commit the most tragic of crimes. At once violent and vibrant, Electricidad taps into the beauty, color and ruthlessness of this abandoned desert barrio.

April 15, 2010 - April 24, 2010
Previews : WED 4/14 & THU 4/15​
DEPAUL'S MERLE RESKIN THEATRE
(312) 922-1999

Derek Gaspar (Nino), Erica Ikeda (La Carmen), Shannon Matesky (Ifigenia), Pascuala (Gabi) Mayorga (Electricidad), Felicia (Fefe) Oates (La Cuca), Derek Gaspar (Orestes), Kelsey Peterson (La Connie), Lauren Pizzi (Abuela), and Simone Olsen-Varela (Clemencia).

The production team includes scenic design by Aj Tarzian
costume design by Nan Cibula-Jenkins, lighting design by Liz Patterson, sound design by Andre Pluess, stage management by Jillian Anderson, and dramaturgy by Elizabeth Jane Grove.