SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE DRAMA PROGRAM PRESENTS
LUIS ALFARO’S PLAY, ELECTRICIDAD
Fridays, September 29 and October 6, 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays, September 30 and October 7, 8:00 p.m.
Sundays, October 1 and October 8, 2:00 p.m.
Ticket $10
City College Black Box Theatre
It is located on the northwest side of the AH Building (AH 320)
Near the intersections of C and 15th Streets, directly east of the Saville Theatre
SAN DIEGO—September 14, 2017 — Beginning September 29, the San Diego City College Dramatic Arts Program will present six productions of the Luis Alfaro drama Electricidad. Playing in the college Black Box Theatre, tickets are available for Fridays and Saturdays, September 29, 30, October 6, and 7 at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays, October 1 and 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Drama Professor and Co-Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department, Dr. Katie Rodda, Electricidad is a radical, contemporary retelling of the Electra myth. Alfaro has set his play in East Los Angeles following the brutal murder of “el Rey del Barrio,” Agamemnón. His oldest daughter, Electricidad, mourns his death, keeps vigil over his dead body, and plots revenge on the one responsible for her father’s death: her own mother Clemencia. Her solemn promise: “I will free you, Papa, from your death. I don’t know how yet, but I will do it.”
Invoking cholo culture and voiced in a combination of English and Spanish, Electricidad is an unforgettable story of loyalty, passion, and familia. Rodda shared, “Greek mythology has always been an interest of mine, and I think what Alfaro has done with the play is brilliant.”
Rodda said she came across this play about eight years ago and it stayed with her all these years. While searching for a play to open the 2017-2018 season that would be “accessible to our Latina/o students and honored their culture”, Rodda envisioned Electricidad on the Black Box stage. With the cast all bilingual English/Spanish, Rodda said, “The students have embraced this gritty, dark material with passion, dedication, and a bit of humor.”
The student cast includes Roxanna Camargo (La Carmen), Roberto Castillo, Jr. (Nino), Estefania de la Torre (La Cuca), Lizette Hernandez (Electricidad), Ana Karen Ibarra (Abuela), Martha Lopez (Ifigenia), Natalia Maggio (Clemencia), Omar Ramos (Orestes), and Stephane Robles (La Connie). Supporting the cast is Assistant Director Jessica Bravo and Stage Manager Andrew Pacheco; with Scenic, Costume, and Sound Design by City College Professors Duane Gardella, Elisa Benzoni, and Robert Kostlan. Lighting Design is by Robert Norberg.
Electricidad was originally produced at Borderlands Theater in Tucson, Arizona in association with the National New Play Network, and the assistance of the Fund for New American Plays, a project of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The project includes support from Countywide Home Loans, Inc., the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and the Laura Pels Foundation in cooperation with the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Advisory: Electricidad contains adult language, violence, and mature themes. It is recommended for audiences over the age of 14.
