CASA 0101 Theater will present the world premiere production of Josefina López’s latest play “Eléctrico” as part of CASA 0101 Theater’s ongoing 25th anniversary season. The play will be directed by Corky Dominguez, produced by Emmanuel Deleage, and stars Robert Moris Castillo and Corina Calderon leading a cast of 12 actors. www.casa0101.org

“Eléctrico” is the story of a white-passing electrician Raymond Brown set in the spring of 1910 a few months before the Mexican Revolution began in a small town in Texas, 62 years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, close to the Mexican border. Brown is caught in a racial struggle between the whites and the Mexicans when he discovers the real reason why the electricity went out.
 
Josefina López, Playwright of “Eléctrico” said, “As a Mexican-American playwright and screenwriter I feel I have a responsibility to tell the stories of my people, which might not otherwise be told or worse yet forgotten or overlooked by history. After reading the book, The Forgotten Dead written by William D. Carrigan and Clive Webb about the lynching of Mexicans in the southwest, I was compelled to write my play ‘Eléctrico’ a historic feminist Western drama. My goal in writing this play is to unearth the truth about a part of U.S. history that has been buried and forgotten along with all the dead who are part of this ‘American’ story. I needed to write this play to begin this uncomfortable conversation that needs to be had and understood.”
“Eléctrico” will be presented on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and on Sundays at 3 p.m. for a four-week run from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2 in the Gloria Molina Auditorium at CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 E. First St. in Los Angeles. Tickets are $25 per person for general admission; $22.00per person for students and seniors 60-plus and $20 per person for Boyle Heights residents and groups of 10 of more.   

Talk Back sessions will be held for ticket buyers after 3 p.m. Sunday matinee performances of “Eléctrico” on Oct. 12 and Oct. 26.  The first Talk Back session Q&A will be led by playwright Josefina López in conversation with Dr. Stewart Davenport, a professor of history at Pepperdine University in Malibu. The discussion will be about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The second Talk Back session Q&A will be moderated by director Corky Dominguez; panelists and further information will soon be announced.

“Eléctrico” deals with mature subject matter and violence; this show is recommended for ages 13 and above. For tickets, please call the CASA 0101 Theater box office at (323) 263-7684, email tickets@casa0101.org or buy online at www.casa0101.org.