Although the broader media gives little or no attention to the theater, it does not stop a filled house
This Land, runs during the month of, October 20 – November 20, 2017, at the Company of Angels. It has received overwhelming response, and was written by playwright and the wife of Armando, Evangeline Ordaz. Evangeline comes highly acclaimed her career has garnered the former UC trained Berkeley-trained attorney, a full-fledged entrance into the world of theater and television writing. We were so happy that 15Minutes had an opportunity to speak with Ordaz a native of Los Angeles and meet her father, who is a professional photographer and who was kind enough to help to record our conversation. This Land, gives a true and accurate account of just what happened during the timelines beginning from the 1800-to present day to a land that would come to house African Americans, Mexicans, Native Americans and the Irish. In a brilliant and seemingly effortless task of performances a small crew of seven actors playing 14 characters and who come from the best of talent gathered from television and theater which includes the likes of, Niketa Calame, (Nala, The Lion King), Project Ambassador, (American Diabetes Association), co-founder, creative director of IV I II Studios which produces Impact Documentaries, Leshay Tomlinson Boyce, Insecure, (HBO) NAACP Theater Award nominee, ( MadTV), (People Like Us), Jeff Torres, (Criminal Minds, Telenova and Henry IV ) one of many of theater credits, Cheryl Umana (Latino Theatre Company, Artists at Play at LATC. Kaiser Educational Theatre and Johanna Mckay, (Circle X and the Rubicon Theatre).
Each of the actors played several different parts with Niketa Calame playing a male role, a clever
The city that is Los Angeles, its people, and the history of a multitude of cultures, is enhanced and highly respected by Company of Angels. The theater seeks to engage its communities that have residents of whom eyes have seem the change that happens in a city that holds the attention and residency of over 11 million people. They have seen the backyards of their ancestors grow to become the areas now known as Watts, Compton, downtown Los Angeles, Echo Park, Atwater Village, Exposition Park, Culver City, Beverly Hills, Los Feliz, Highland Park, and so on. Streets with Spanish surnames, La Tijera, La Cienega, Ventura Blvd. (a shortened version of Buenaventura) Cahuenga, La Brea, Verdugo Road. Aliso Street. Alameda Street, Centinela Blvd, Topanga Canyon, and the list goes on. Much of California, which historically, has been named after an Amazon queen, Califia was once inherited solely by Native Americans and Mexicans.
Evangeline talked about some of these areas in our brief yet informative interview.
This Land , highlights the history of the Tonga Village which is now Watts. It covers the insanity that followed the confiscation of Native American land holders, and their culture. The project was commissioned by the Mark Taper Forum five years ago it talks and weighs heavily on human consciousness while leaning towards family and tradition. Food and music seem to be the binding element that has held these diverse cultures in balance while the elements of spiritual beliefs and an informative line of communication continues to permeate through each generation.
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