La Cucaracha

When orange "Uncle Sam" invades a celebration of life in Mexico, June bug Salma joins forces with bug-loving human Lila to lead the resistance and serve sweet justice. LA CUCARACHA, a new full-length play written by J. Lynn Jackson and directed by Richard Perez, opens PlayGround's fringe-style San Francisco Free-Play Festival at Potrero Stage. Performances are August 1 at 6pm, August 2 at 2pm, and August 3 at 2pm. Front Row VIP tickets are sold out. General Admission and simulcast tickets are at: playground-sf.org/boxoffice/. La Cucaracha celebrates the nature of love, life, death and sweet justice. Bay Area Theatre collective Latinx Mafia says La Cucaracha is "a sharp, hilarious, and dangerously timely new play. This play comes swinging with humor, heart, and heat. You will laugh. You will squirm. You might even check your visa status." The play is in English and is appropriate for adult/teen audiences. Admission is $0-$30 the day of performances for in-person attendance and all online viewing (live simulcast as well as on-demand). A donation of $10-$30 is requested for advance in-person reservations. For more information or to reserve in-person or online tickets, visit playground-sf.org/boxoffice/. Mexico/US-based playwright J. Lynn Jackson’s plays include La Cucaracha, Charles Darwin – Her True Story, Lucía Fuentes, and The Red Sweater. His plays have been developed/presented with PlayGround, Oficina de Proyectos Culturales, Latinx Mafia, Playland Productions, Town Hall Theatre, JUST Play Productions and others. Jackson’s a Playwrights Foundation and Woodward International Playwriting Prize semifinalist and a member of the Playwrights’ Center, the Dramatists Guild, Theatre Bay Area and Berkeley Play Cafe. La Cucaracha's director, Richard Perez, is a nationally recognized director, actor, and educator with a focus on new play development. He has held leadership roles as Associate Artistic Director at Chicago Dramatists and Artistic Director at Bloomington Playwrights Project. Currently Artistic Director of Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, Richard has collaborated with leading theatres including Goodman Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The New York Fringe Festival, and The Kennedy Center. La Cucaracha's all-star and all-Latinx cast includes: Aisha Rivera (bug Salma), Isabella E. Lowry (human Lila), Janelle Aguirre (human Claudia), Noe Flores (human Sam), Eric Esquivel-Gutierrez (human Chuy; bug Ricky), Michelle Navarrete (human Mon),Hector Zavala (bug Gael), Logan Christian (bug Diego), and Bert Ramirez (bug Dragon; human Fred). Courtney Sutherland is Stage Manager. For more information, visit playground-sf.org/freeplay.

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