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Angel of the Desert by Janine Salinas
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Hola Gente,
I hope you are all well and prepared for Autumn...I wanted to let you all know that attached is the pdf version of the play Angel of the Desert by Janine Salinas. East LA Rep recently presented a reading of this play at Ave. 50 Studio in Highland Park as part of our on the pulse reading series.
It was a great turn out with a group of 30 people including noted playwrights: Jonathan Ceniceroz, Luis Alfaro, Boni Alvarez, Michael Patrick Spillers and Ms. Salinas. We had amazing readers: VIVIS, Eddie Ruiz, Francisco Garcia, Ezequiel Guerra and Juan E. Carrillo. The discussion that followed was tremendously helpful to Ms. Salinas as she continues to work on this wonderful story.
Below is the synopsis of the play along with the playwright's bio. Keep an eye for our next selection of on the pulse readings as East LA Rep continues to bring you new work by current US Latina/o playwrights. And as always please contact the playwright or their agent if you are interested in producing or presenting any of their work.
Hasta pronto, Jesus.
Synopsis
Francisco is a lanky, awkward, teenage boy with enormous wings made of dirty feathers and trash. When civil war wipes out the small village in Mexico where he has been raised, he sets out on a journey to find his mother in the United States. Along the way he meets Chavo and Sweetie, two young brothers who know life on the tracks all too well. Together, these three outcasts discover the true meaning of adventure, family, and love.
Playwright’s Biography
Janine Salinas moved to the United States at the age of eight from Lima, Peru and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her MFA from the University of Southern California’s Dramatic Writing Program in 2007. Her first play, Soledad, had its World Premiere run at the CASA 0101 Theatre in Los Angeles in 2007. Her screenplay, Tercio De Muerte, was awarded a Quarter Finalist position for the 2007 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Janine’s play, Las Mujeres Del Mar, was nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize through the Dramatists Guild of America, received a staged reading at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles in 2008, and was a Finalist/Alternate for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2009. Her latest play, Ángel of the Desert (El Tren De La Muerte), was the winner of the Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble’s 2009 New Works Festival. Ms. Salinas has worked as a poet and theatre instructor in high schools, juvenile halls and women’s prisons throughout California. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the 2009-2010 Writers’ Workshop at Center Theatre Group.
Hola Gente,
I hope you are all well and prepared for Autumn...I wanted to let you all know that attached is the pdf version of the play Angel of the Desert by Janine Salinas. East LA Rep recently presented a reading of this play at Ave. 50 Studio in Highland Park as part of our on the pulse reading series.
It was a great turn out with a group of 30 people including noted playwrights: Jonathan Ceniceroz, Luis Alfaro, Boni Alvarez, Michael Patrick Spillers and Ms. Salinas. We had amazing readers: VIVIS, Eddie Ruiz, Francisco Garcia, Ezequiel Guerra and Juan E. Carrillo. The discussion that followed was tremendously helpful to Ms. Salinas as she continues to work on this wonderful story.
Below is the synopsis of the play along with the playwright's bio. Keep an eye for our next selection of on the pulse readings as East LA Rep continues to bring you new work by current US Latina/o playwrights. And as always please contact the playwright or their agent if you are interested in producing or presenting any of their work.
Hasta pronto, Jesus.
Synopsis
Francisco is a lanky, awkward, teenage boy with enormous wings made of dirty feathers and trash. When civil war wipes out the small village in Mexico where he has been raised, he sets out on a journey to find his mother in the United States. Along the way he meets Chavo and Sweetie, two young brothers who know life on the tracks all too well. Together, these three outcasts discover the true meaning of adventure, family, and love.
Playwright’s Biography
Janine Salinas moved to the United States at the age of eight from Lima, Peru and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her MFA from the University of Southern California’s Dramatic Writing Program in 2007. Her first play, Soledad, had its World Premiere run at the CASA 0101 Theatre in Los Angeles in 2007. Her screenplay, Tercio De Muerte, was awarded a Quarter Finalist position for the 2007 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting through the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Janine’s play, Las Mujeres Del Mar, was nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize through the Dramatists Guild of America, received a staged reading at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles in 2008, and was a Finalist/Alternate for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2009. Her latest play, Ángel of the Desert (El Tren De La Muerte), was the winner of the Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble’s 2009 New Works Festival. Ms. Salinas has worked as a poet and theatre instructor in high schools, juvenile halls and women’s prisons throughout California. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the 2009-2010 Writers’ Workshop at Center Theatre Group.
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Comment by Alma Martinez on October 11, 2009 at 6:33am - Janine, I am so proud of you! You've come such a long way since UC Santa Cruz. Sorry I couldn't make the reading but I've been in Mexico City working with the National Theatre Company. I look forward to seeing your work. Huge hug, Alma
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