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September 29, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“Electricidad” Opens
Theater Season at CSU Dominguez Hills
WHAT: “Electricidad”
WHEN: 8 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18; Oct. 24 and 25
2 p.m. Oct. 26
WHERE: University Theatre, California State University, Dominguez
Hills
1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747
COST: $12; $10 for students
and senior citizens; call (310) 243-3589 or www.zaptix.com (browse “California”)
(Carson, CA)— The
California State University Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre
Arts is
pleased to present the opening play of the 2008-09 season, “Electricidad,” running
Oct. 17-26 in the University Theatre on campus.
A powerful adaptation by Luis
Alfaro of
Sophocles' famous Greek tragedy “Electra,” “Electricidad” is set
in East Los Angeles, where the crackle and hiss of live electric
wires are ever-present. The character Electricidad keeps a 24-hour
vigil by her father’s corpse, and waits impatiently for her
brother, Orestes, to return from exile in Las Vegas. She will then
convince him to avenge the family of their padre’s murder.
Infused with Alfaro’s sly humor and use of uniquely expressive
Spanglish, Sophocles’ 2,500 year-old text is transformed
into a vibrant, vital and thoroughly unforgettable myth for the
modern age.
View a promotional video
on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m_AYKvc0ns
Directing “Electricidad” is
theatre arts professor Bill DeLuca, who brings students, alumni
and staff together to
present this timeless tale of revenge, loyalty and family pride.
Performances will take place two weekends only. The Friday and
Saturday performances, Oct. 17 and 18 and Oct. 24 and 25, will
take place at 8 p.m. One Sunday performance, Oct. 26, will begin
at 2 p.m.
Individual ticket prices are $12, or $10 for students and senior
citizens. Special group rates are available for groups of 10 or
more. Season subscriptions are $35, or $30 for students and senior
citizens. For information on all the performances for the season,
visit www.csudh.edu/theatre/productionprograms.htm.
Tickets may be purchased by calling the
box office at (310) 243-3589. Online ticket purchasing is also
available at www.zaptix.com (browse “California”).
The University Theatre is located on the CSU Dominguez Hills campus
off Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff Street at Victoria Street in Carson.
Metered parking lots are within walking distance. Permits are $3
and can be purchased at yellow kiosk machines at each lot.
For more information, call (310) 243-3588.
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About the
Department of Theatre Arts -- Accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Theatre and with
memberships in the California Education Theatre Association
and the Southern California Educational Theatre Association,
the CSUDH Theatre Arts Department stages six major theatrical
productions each season in either its 485-seat University Theatre
or the more intimate 70-seat Edison Studio Theatre. In addition
to producing actors and actresses, the department also educates
students to be part of the community. Through its Teatro Dominguez
multicultural theatre company students take on leadership roles
in touring original and ethnic shows to local K-12 schools;
its Black Theatre Program provides courses, touring shows and
workshops that illuminate the black experience for people of
all ages and ethnicities; and the newly formed Dominguez Bridge
Theatre Company creates and produces original plays that tell
the story of the surrounding communities.
About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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