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Real Women Have Curves: Poignant Comedy at Long Beach Playhouse

Long Beach Playhouse - Studio Theatre (5021 E. Anaheim St. Long Beach, CA 90804)
850573-real-women-041610
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$22.00
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$11.00*
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The Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre hosts Real Women Have Curves. Josefina Lopez's play is the hilarious yet moving story of five Mexican-American women struggling to save their tiny East L.A. sewing studio. Ana, the youngest of the workers, hopes to escape the barrio and pursue a career in journalism.

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The last date listed for Real Women Have Curves was Saturday May 15, 2010 / 8:00pm.

5021 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804
562-494-1014
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Very nice and poignant portrayal of life in the barrio workplace..It is clear the cast enjoys the play.
Written on May 17 2010

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The play was funny and entertaining. Wish it would have been a bit longer, but it was still entertaining. Went as a girls night with sisters.
Written on May 13 2010

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Great acting by all; definitely captures the message they are trying to get across from womens beauty to immigration. Overall I really enjoyed this play and recommend it.
Written on May 10 2010

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The play was funny and heart-warming. The entire cast was great. Very entertaining, a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
Written on May 04 2010

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Website

http://lbplayhouse.org/real-women-have-curves

Description

Frantic to save their tiny sewing factory and their jobs, five full-figured Mexican-American women dash to meet unachievable production deadlines. Set in East L.A., this hilarious story reveals the hopes of Ana, the youngest worker, who aspires to escape the barrio through a college education and to achieve fame as a writer. Eventually, Ana learns to appreciate her work and the women who do it. After writing a moving essay, she is awarded a journalism fellowship that will help her realize her dreams and take her to New York City.

About the Ticket Supplier: Long Beach Playhouse

Seventy-five continuous years of quality live theatrical entertainment have established the Long Beach Playhouse as a landmark in the City of Long Beach. The Playhouse produces 16 shows annually with a new play or musical every three weeks on the the Mainstage or upstairs in the Studio Theatre. Long Beach's flagship professional theatre cuts across age, gender, ethnic, and cultural boundaries while being entirely self-supporting through ticket sales and membership support.