When George Lucas filmed his original “Star Wars” in Tunisia and an English film studio in 1975 and 1976, the film went $3 million dollars over budget due to production difficulties and cast and crew believed the film would fail at the box office. It opened in limited engagement on May 25, 1977. Nobody saw … Continue reading
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Clowns Command with Charm in Cara Mia’s NUESTRA PASTORELA
Guest review by Dr. Darise Eror In the Medieval era, clergymen faced the challenge of keeping the sacred embedded and relevant in the lives of a burgeoning middle class. Their answer? Make it funny! Thus emerged the Morality and Mystery Pageant plays, which blended the sacred with the profane in absorbing, anachronism-riddled theatre. Co-writers Jeffry … Continue reading
Flock the Holidays with Cara Mia Theatre Co.
Cara Mia Theatre Co. aims to enchant Dallas theatregoers into the holiday spirit with their original family comedy favorite Nuestra Pastorela, opening Saturday November 19th and running through Sunday December 11th at the Latino Cultural Center. Directed by top-drawer movement and combat specialist and Cara Mia member artist Jeffrey Colangelo, the family friendly play unfolds … Continue reading
Tragedy of Convention: Cara Mia Theatre’s BLOOD WEDDING, Human Enough
Federico Garcia Lorca. Blood Wedding. Cara Mia Theatre Company. Duty v. Desire. Moments of breath-taking beauty implode into explosions of anguished desolation throughout the tragedy, burning deep into the senses of those who attend this morality masque, a ritualized soul cleansing with proto-feminist overtones. Through December 13 at Dallas’ Latino Cultural Center. An internationally recognized … Continue reading
A Charmed Actor’s Life: Denton’s Caroline Dubberly
It seems like 24-year-old Denton resident Caroline Dubberly leads a charmed life as an actor. She’s popular, respected and sought after, across the DFW region. She got invited to perform in a major professional stage show touring the US for a year while still a college undergraduate. She will graduate from University of North Texas … Continue reading
Luminosity in blu: Cara Mia Theatre Company Illuminated
The Cambridge English dictionary defines luminosity as the total amount of energy produced by a star in one second. Another source describes it as the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions. As soon as the lights come up on Cara Mia Theatre Co.’s production blu, by Virginia Grise, running through October … Continue reading
The Gay Blades of Theatre New West: Ole!
Viva la gay blade. Have you ever dreamed how lovely Edgar Estrada might look in a flowing, provocative gown? Wake up and smell the roses…. Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown runs through August 31 at Teatro Dallas off I-35, and it’s currently one of the best stage shows on Dallas area boards. … Continue reading
Milagritos: Cisneros’ Holiday Miracle at Cara Mía Theatre Co.
Who doesn’t hope and pray for a life filled with little miracles? Sandra Cisneros’ 1991 short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories helped solidify her national standing as a major Chicana writer and poet for the unique, radiant voice she gave each character through dynamic, lyrical expression. She uses the universal female archetypes … Continue reading
Cara Mia Theatre Visits La Esquinita, USA
Decaying barrio, magic universe, smokin’ live theatre. Ruben C. Gonzalez shape-shifts nine lives like el gato in his many-hued kaleidoscope of the imagination…. His live stage art is transcendent, exhilarating in its simplicity, yet full of emotional depth. Billing his work as “socio/spiritual theatre for a new age”, Cara Mia Theatre presents three performances of … Continue reading
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