A play by San Antonio playwright Mono Riojas Aguilar traces the violence of the West Side through generations.
, rehearses the play written by Mono Riojas Aguilar at the Guadalupe Theater.on San Antonio’s West Side have largely passed into lore, but the generational trauma of violence can live on. , a play by Mono Riojas Aguilar running March 23-26 at the Guadalupe Theater.
“When people think about Chicano gangs, they think about movies that came out in the ’80s set in L.A.,” Aguilar said. “And people immediately go to that stereotype — the way they look, the way they talk, the way they dress. I try to make sure with my directors and producers, this is a specifically San Antonio, West Side play.”Aguilar said “none of it is gratuitous. And none of it is stereotypical. It’s all stuff that absolutely could happen. And they deal with it as real people would.
By then in their 70s and 80s, the Ghost Town Survivors “came out in force” to see their lives performed inThey proved to be an enthusiastic audience, “just whooping and hollering and screaming,” Aguilar said. “The place was electric before we even raised the curtain. … With that much buzz and electricity, the cast couldn’t help but put on a fantastic show. And we’re hoping that occurs this time, too.
For this production, Aguilar switched the genders of several characters from male to female, in part because of the strength of the female actors who auditioned. “We didn’t want to lose that talent,” he said.
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