'Real Women Have Curves' by Josefina López at The Pasadena Playhouse
Do you remember Real Women Have Curves? This year marks the 25th anniversary since the playwright Josefina Lopez presented it.
Although it is an artistic piece, what the play represents are real life issues that are still relevant 25 years later, its message still applies today. It has been over a decade since the Pasadena Playhouse showcases a Latino production. It has been well received and various community organizations have formed part of the celebration in its showcase such as the Garment Worker Center. The play focuses on topics such as immigration, self-esteem, family pressures, women empowerment, at a good time for Hispanic Heritage Month. Below is more information about the play:
The play is presented by the Pasadena Playhouse. The production REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES, a play written by Josefina López and directed by Seema Suekofeatures Blanca Araceli (FX’s The Bridge), Santana Dempsey (HBO’s The Newsroom), Diana DeLaCruz (ABC Family’s Chasing Life), Cristina Frias (The Motherf*cker with the Hat at South Coast Repertory), and Ingrid Oliu (HBO’s Real Women Have Curves, Stand and Deliver). REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES plays through October 4. The play is in English and with an all Latina cast.
Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this award-winning comedy from acclaimed playwright Josefina López tells the story of five full-figured women racing to meet an impossible deadline to keep their sewing factory from going under. The basis for the award-winning film of the same name starring America Ferrera, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES celebrates real bodies, life in southern California, and the incredible bond when women work together.
More info.
http://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/box-office/mainstage/real-women-have-curves.html