La Razón Blindada: LA Weekly Theatre Awards' Production of the Year
24th Street Theatre (1117 W. 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007)
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The last date listed for La Razón Blindada was Saturday July 30, 2011 / 8:00pm.
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Nice space between aisles
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Tamales and drinks available for a donation of your choice.
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Casual
14 Goldstar Member Reviews
Alex
I liked it so much I went twice. Rapid fire dialog that is funny, thought provoking and makes you sympathize with the plight of political prisoners. The supertitles do a good job of keeping non-spanish speakers informed, but they didn't translate some of the saltier language - which is sad because both of these actors have a talent for raunchy, silly comedy.Written on Nov 05 2010
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The K9 Lover
Considering the play was in Spanish, it got the point across loud & clear with the terrific acting & sub-titles projected on the clear & easily read screen in the background. The sound track was perfect for this play - orchestra score with several cello solos in minor mode. It was the music that set the flavor of this story.Written on Oct 26 2010
I highly recommend this play to all adults who possess a great passion for humanity.
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Linda L.
This was not at all to my taste. The performances were very good, but I couldn't appreciate them without understanding what they were saying and unless you sit in the center, you are forced to alternate your attention from the superscript to the actors. They are accompanied by moody cello music, which kept putting me to sleep.Written on Oct 18 2010
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Philip R.
Incredible staging/choreography. The introduction puts it in context. Without that, it would not be as emotionally moving. The English super titles make the non-Spanish speaking audience work a little harder by moving their eyes back and forth to the actors, but it is worth it. It would not be as good if it were in English. Two wonderful performers. I understand that there is another actor who also plays Sanza. The one we saw was superb.Written on Jul 04 2011
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More Information About La Razón Blindada
Quotes & Highlights
- "Echoes of Kakfa and Beckett resound throughout in effusive, elliptical interchanges that are often nonsensical, sometimes didactic. The sheer spate of verbiage makes the supertitles a bit daunting for non-Spanish-speakers, but despite that barrier, the effect is hallucinatory, trance-inducing and surreal, an absurdist construct that hammers home man’s gross capacity for inhumanity--and his transcendent ability to endure."--Los Angeles Times
- Vargas' highly visual staging is captivating ... The actors' hilarious characterizations are interspersed with almost balletic movements—yes, all while sitting in chairs ... This is a powerful and sometimes painful visit to a place and time that's becoming too familiar today."--Backstage
Description
Written and directed by Aristides Vargas
24th Street Theatre, in association with el Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, Mexico, and La Universidad Autonoma de Sinola, Mexico, is thrilled to bring famed Latin American director, actor and playwright Aristides Vargas to Los Angeles.
In this internationally acclaimed production, Argentine playwright/director Aristides Vargas infuses Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel El Quijote with Franz Kafka's The Truth About Sancho Panza, as well as testimonies by Chicho Vargas and other political prisoners held in the 1970s at Rawson Prison during Argentina's dictatorship. Two maximum-security prisoners, suffering physical and emotional abuse, find solace in meeting every Sunday evening to reinvent the story of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Their storytelling unravels amidst the extreme limitations imposed by their condition as inmates in a maximum-security prison.
The production features Jesus Castaños Chima, Tony Duran and Arturo Diaz de Sandy.