"Abuelo's Legacy"
Nominee for the 19th Annual Imagen Foundation Awards
'Best Live Theatrical Performance'
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“ABUELO’S LEGACY” portrays an elderly Cuban
man who wreaks havoc at his grandson's engagement party, extolling the virtues of his "magical hat" capable of leading its wearer
to the truth.
Cast:
Liz Torres
Ruben Rabasa
Yeni Alvarez
Carolina Barcos
Esther Mercado
David Michie
Jason Cole
Danny Mora
Crew:
Writer/Producer: Katrina Elias
Director: Felipe Alejandro
Executive Producer: Ron Lemke
Lighting Designer: Luke Moyer
Stage Manager: Robert Gallagher
Stage and Production Stills: (click for high res. version)
19th Annual Imagen Foundation Nominee - Best Live Theatrical Performance
WINNER of the 5th Annual Hispanic Playwright Festival of Fort Worth, TX 2003
FINALIST of the Writer’s Digest 72nd Annual Writing Contest 2003
WINNER of the Ricardo Montalban Play Competition 2003
FINALIST of the ABC Entertainment Talent Development Program
"...fast paced situational comedy, contains appealing characters portrayed by a committed cast...genuinely amusing chaos...a very funny show." LA Weekly
"...this familia romp plays primarily for fun - and - succeeds. But it does not touch lightly on the issue of cultural biases in some highly amusing way..." Star Telegram, Fort Worth, TX
"The humor is R-rated farce...this comic machinery works..." Dallas News
"Written with hot-blooded pizzazz...a spicy taste of chaos and passion..." Tolucan Times
"...Legacy slew of racial jokes provide much of the hilarity, fueled also by physical comedy and glimmer of something spiritual." NoHo LA
Contact: Laura Alber - Publicist, p-818-506-6252, Press@ez-entertainment.net