Laughter and joy filled up the night sky in the community of Boyle Heights. The opening of the musical “Sister Act” began on Friday at the Casa 0101 Theater and it did not disappoint.
CASA 0101 theater hosted the opening of “Remembering Boyle Heights” on Nov. 9 with VIP appearance by Lucille Roybal-Allard and a cast and crew of East Los Angeles College students and community members.
By Vicky Nguyen Although heavy-handed, the all-Latina play festival, “Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Stand Up! Speak out!” urges vigilance in face of political and social strife. “Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme,” created by Casa 0101 founder Josefina Lopez, is a play festival featuring Latina writers and directors. Its sixth iteration opened last weekend at Casa 0101, premiering a dozen 10-minute plays. “Stand up! Speak out!” implored playwrights to tell stories relating…
By Joshua Inglada CASA 0101 may be closing down in the near future due to financial difficulties. The community theater in Boyle Heights, founded by playwright and East Los Angeles College alum Josefina Lopez, is facing issues paying the rent in order to keep the theater running. The theatre received three months of free rent by the landlord to keep the theater going while they manage the payments. According to…
By Sergio Berrueta Casa 0101 brings family-fun entertainment with a bilingual twist to fan-favorite musical numbers in their new musical “Disney’s Aladdin.” With a script written by Jim Luigs and Jose Cruz Gonzalez, the play delivers a microcosm experience of the original film while creating a unique language based twist on the story. Aladdin, played by Daniel Martinez, roams the streets of Agrabah which is put under a spell by…
By Javier Lopez A new play by Karen Zacarías will have its Los Angeles debut on Friday, at CASA 0101, hoping to bring Latinx and women representation to the arts. The word Latin(x) is a neutral way of saying the word latino or latina, and helps make the term inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community. The play is called “Mariela in the Desert” and has been critically acclaimed by the Washington Post. Zacarías…
By Dorany Pineda The highly energetic musical, “The Eastside Heartbeats: A New Rock ’n’ Roll Musical,” opened to a sold-out show on Cinco de Mayo at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights. “The Eastside Heartbeats” is brought to life by the phenomenally talented cast of actors. The play tells the story of a singing and dancing quartet of young men from East Los Angeles, who dream of making it big in…
By Dorany Pineda With its fourth year of sold-out shows coming to an end, “Chicanas, Cholas, y Chisme,” which translates to Mexican-Americans, gangsters and gossip, offers a series of magnificent mini-plays that are at the same time intimate, heart-breaking, powerful, hilarious and pay a fantastic tribute to the complexities of the Latina experience. When artistic director and founder of Boyle Height’s CASA 0101, Josefina Lopez, realized that the majority of those…
By Rogelio Alvarez CASA 0101 Theater, located in Boyle Heights, is undergoing a fundraising campaign to raise $30,000 to help fund classes for youth, teens and adults from the surrounding communities. The deadline to raise $30,000 is April 30. Former East Los Angeles College student, Josefina Lopez founded the theater in 2000. The non-profit organization uses money from grants and donations to fund an art education program, theatrical productions and…
By Rogelio Alvarez Casa 0101 premiered, “Drunk Girl,” a series of 16 plays that focuses on the traumatic effects of sexual abuse and the various ways of coping with it. “Drunk Girl,” premiered last friday at Casa 0101 Theater in Boyle Heights. The majority of the plays were written by East Los Angeles College alumni Josefina Lopez. “Pink Scars” was written by Rocio Diaz and “Drunk Girl” was written…