LAFPI

Previews: September 8 through September 11
Performances: September 15 through October 9

The first half of the trilogy (Part A: Mexican Revolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis) can be seen on Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 5 p.m.; and Sundays at 3 p.m.

The second half (Part B: assassination of JFK to the death of Pope John Paul II) runs on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 6 p.m.

(Previews follow the same schedule as above).

For those wishing to experience the entire trilogy in one day, box dinners are available for $20 between performances on Saturdays and Sundays (must be ordered 48 hours in advance).

“A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story,” is an epic, theatrical event present for the first time as a single theatrical event. Evelina Fernández’s award-winning trilogy, ‘Faith,’ ‘Hope’ and ‘Charity,’ will be presented in its entirety as one unforgettable tour de force. The first production in the Latino Theater Company’s fall programming celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary and its 10th year operating the Los Angeles Theatre Center, audiences can choose to enjoy this adventure over the course of two evenings — or as one thrilling, all-day immersive experience (box dinners available for purchase). Travel with the Morales family through decades of the Mexican-American experience, from a remote mining town in Arizona during World War II, to the Phoenix family home during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and, finally to Los Angeles following the death of Pope John Paul II in 2005. Compelling, funny and peppered with song, ‘A Mexican Trilogy’ is the winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle’s Ted Schmitt Award and was published by Samuel French in 2015. “As poetic, imaginative, and culturally accessible a work as anything since the commercial emergence of Tony Kushner.” — David C. Nichols, Backstage.

“We subtitled it ‘An American Story’ because the immigration experience is so integral to the fabric of our country,” explains Valenzuela. “We first presented the plays individually in 2011 and 2012. Our intention was to create a history, in response to growing anti-immigration rhetoric, of contributions made to this country by Mexican-Americans – how we have assimilated, how we have participated in the democratic process, how we have contributed culturally. Now, with immigration a hot-button topic in the current election process, these plays are more important and more timely than ever.”

Compelling, funny, peppered with song and flavored with a splash of magical realism, ‘A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story’ touches on aspects of tradition, religion, labor issues, war and the clash between immigrants and their first and second generation American offspring. In just five hours, the twelve-actor ensemble portrays members of the Morales family over the course of 90 years and four generations. As the years fly by, we recognize the music of each era in classic songs ranging from the Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller, to the Isley Brothers and Elvis, to Jimi Hendrix.