HERO PRESENTS
THE FUTURE CLASSICS READING SERIES
What is a classic?
Through our new staged reading series, Hero Theatre continues to examine what defines a classic. As we use classical works as a tool for social progress, what will the cannon look like in times ahead?
Don't miss this opportunity to attend this exciting reading series with live performances of some of your favorite theatre work.
Read more about the plays below....
TEA
by Velina Hasu Houston
Directed by Rebecca Wear
by Velina Hasu Houston
Directed by Rebecca Wear
Velina Hasu Houston
TEA sheds a light on the experiences of Japanese war brides living in the United States after WWII. After they experience a great loss, four war brides – Setsuko, Teruko, Atsuko, and Chizuye – gather to share tea. During the ceremony, the women reveal their hardships of leaving Japan for the United States. Featuring an all-female ensemble, and written by Los Angeles-based playwright Velina Hasu Houston, TEA is an inspirational story of overcoming prejudice and hardship. It serves as a reminder of the struggles some of our fellows Americans face when coming to “the land of the free.”
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SPRING and SUMMER 2019
Our Future Classics Reading Series continues...
THE FLOATING ISLAND PLAYS
by Eduardo Machado
Directed by Elisa Bocanegra
March 30 & 31, 2019
Join us for a special, two-day event as Hero Theatre brings to the stage Cuban playwright Eduardo Machado’s four-play cycle Floating Island. This dynamic tetralogy captures the story of four generations of a Cuban family, starting in the 1920s and ending during Fidel Castro’s regime. Titled “The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa,” “Fabiola,” “In the Eye of the Hurricane,” and “Broken Eggs,” these plays are seen as both family and political dramas, and offer wonderful insight into the Cuban/Cuba-American experience.
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THE HERO SONG CYCLE CABARET
Book by Julia Stier
Directed by Gabe Figueroa
March 15, 2019
What will future generations of musical theater lovers call "a classic”?
Gather around the piano for a fun-filled evening of music and memories. Featuring songs from shows that will have everyone from millennials to grandparents singing along, this cabaret will showcase the next round of musical theatre classics.