“Gonzalez’s engaging stage presence and
thought-provoking monologues…make for a compelling evening of
theater for the inner Mexican in us all.”
~Martin Hernandez, L.A. Weekly
“…he
explores what it means to be human.”
~Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning
News
“Not
only do we laugh and marvel at an actor’s ability to change
characters, but we also reflect on them.”
~Mark Lowry, Fort Worth-Star Telegram
& TheaterJones.Com
Rubén C. González, performance artist
(Diary of a Mad Mexican) and film actor (The Mission,
Selena, Oscar), returns to Cara Mía Theatre Co. to present the
critically-acclaimed La Esquinita USA. This time around he is not so mad and the
world is better for it…
Now, the ZEN Mexican takes us on a passage through a
once booming town La Esquinita
USA but now forgotten like so
many others. This story is told by the omniscient narrator
LENCHO and experienced through the eyes of 18 year old DANIEL,
a young man who is at the peak of his Crystal Meth high while
standing at the threshold between Light and
Darkness.
The main
source of employment, The Thompson Tire Factory has gone to
China leaving the town’s infrastructure in disarray.
False idols of
hope are the only source of relief and the citizens of this
dilapidated town are left scavenging for what little remains.
What happens to a town when promises from Big Business are
broken?
What happens
to its people? Meet LENCHO, DANIEL and seven other characters
in this story of love, forgiveness and ultimate
redemption
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