November 6, 2000
Rainbow Theater plays focus on multicultural themes
By Louise Donahue
Five one-act plays by the Rainbow Theater, exploring a variety of cultural experiences,
are continuing this week at Stevenson College Dining Hall. Shows begin at 8 P.M.
on Thursday, November 9, through Saturday, November 11, and at 2 P.M. Sunday, November
12.
Tickets, available at the door only, are $4 for students with identification and
$6 for other adults. The plays are:
•Combination Skin, by Lisa Jones, an exploration of the mulatto archetype in fiction and film, directed by Donald Williams, performed Friday and Sunday.
•Beautiful Señoritas, by Delores Prida, a musical satire on roles and images of women in the Latino community, directed by Veronica Garcia and Christina Cañaveral; Thursday and Saturday.
•Letters to a Student Revolutionary, by Elizabeth Wong, a powerful look at the relationship between two characters of Chinese descent, one living in the United States and the other in China, directed by Jeremy Bautista; Thursday and Saturday.
•Poet's Corner, a new approach for Rainbow Theater, allowing expression of individual talent and creativity, directed by Hailey Merrill; Friday and Sunday.
•And Where Was Pancho Villa When You Really Needed Him? by Silviana Wood,
a satire on the educational and cultural Americanization of Chicana/Latina children
in Tucson, Arizona, directed by Roxana Aguilar; Friday and Sunday.
Rainbow Theater seeks "to enhance the cultural climate of the UCSC campus and
surrounding communities through the encouragement of the celebration of American
diversity." The Rainbow Theater class is marking its seventh season of presenting
multicultural one-act plays.
