LUIS ALFARO   


Luis Alfaro
   Nationality:
USA Chicano
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Plays by Luis Alfaro

LUIS ALFARO
Black Butterfly, Super Chela, Pinata Woman And Other Super Hero Girls Like Me
1st Produced:
Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA
pre 1998
Company:
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1st Published:
Playwrights, Inc
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Genre:
short comedy drama
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5
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Notes:
adapted by Luis Alfaro and Lisa Peterson; based on the writings of Alma Elene Cervantes, Sandra C. Munoz and Marisela Norte
Synopsis:
For five girls living in gritty east L.A., growing up takes place in a world where parents refuse to speak ingles, girls in magazines never resemble the girl in the mirror, and boys only want to get some other girl's number. Told through monologues, vignettes, and poetic interludes, Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman and Other Superhero Girls, Like Me gives an honest and compelling voice to the painful, wistful, and amusing experiences of their urban adolescence.
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LUIS ALFARO
Body of Faith
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1st Published:
Dramatic Publishing Company,
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8 to 19 cast
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Synopsis:
An exploration of faith in the LGBT community based on true stories
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LUIS ALFARO
Deep In The Crotch Of My Latino Psyche
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Notes:
written by Luis Alfaro,Albeto A. Araiza and Monica Palacios
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LUIS ALFARO
Diva La
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Notes:
written by Luis Alfaro and Diane Rodriguez
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LUIS ALFARO
Downtown
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
1
Female
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LUIS ALFARO
Electricidad
1st Produced:
Merle Reskin Theater, Chicago
14 Apr 2010
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Notes:
Based on "Elektra" by Sophocles
Synopsis:
Electricidad mourns the death of her father the leader of a Los Angeles crime gang. She persuades her brother Orestes to get revenge
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LUIS ALFARO
Neighbours, The
1st Produced:
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
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Notes:
written by Luis Alfaro and Diane Rodriguez
Synopsis:
A retelling of the Medieval Mystery play of the Shepherds placing it in modern times. But Satan is still abroad but luckily there is a young angel around to save the day
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LUIS ALFARO
Oedipus El Rey
1st Produced:
Magic Theatre, San Francisco
2010
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1st Published:
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I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
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Synopsis:
MacArthur Genius Grant winner Luis Alfaro adapts the mother of all tragedies and the ultimate story of forbidden love. Amid the sizzling rhythms of the LA barrio, a juvenile delinquent rises to be a king. . .but his passion for one woman will violate our most sacred law
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LUIS ALFARO
Politicized Body
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
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Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Synopsis:
A look at American consumption through the eyes of a person who must justify his body
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LUIS ALFARO
Spirits Rising: A Dia De Los Muertos (A Day Of The Dead Celebration)
1st Produced:
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
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Play/Drama
Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
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Notes:
written by Luis Alfaro and Diane Rodriguez
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LUIS ALFARO
Straight As A Line
1st Produced:
1998
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1st Published:
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
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Comedy
Parts:
Male
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Female
1
Parts Other:
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Notes:
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Synopsis:
Paulie, a consumptive is travelling through America with his English mother as they search for family and forgiveness
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