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Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!
THEATRE AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL. BRILLIANT. DYNAMIC. NOT TO BE MISSED.
"This show is Off-Broadway theatre at its highest level. Jay Alvarez is a masterful performer. He is brilliant in his transformations. He morphs quickly, dynamically and dramatically from character to character, old and young, male and female. He adds a degree of levity especially in flashbacks to Havana in the 1950s, the place to be for women, food and money while Batista reigned and Meyer Lansky and the mob ran the money-laundering Tropicana. All the while, the intensity of suffering and terror is ever present, merged with the elation of ever-binding love. The pace at which this 60-minute show moves seems like a split second because I was so power fully captured by the story and performance. IT'S NOT TO BE MISSED!"
-Sandi Durell, Examiner
"MESMERIZING. AMAZING.RARE. GREAT."
-Liz Belilovskaya, TimesSquare.com
"THIS SHOW IS A MUST SEE. WE LAUGHED. WE CRIED. WE COLLECTIVELY HELD OUR BREATH."
-Marta Darby, My Big Fat Cuban Family Blog
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The SHOW RETURNS TO LA! It was SOLD OUT during Hollywood Fringe Festival 2011, won Best of Hollywood Fringe Award, and received "Top Solo Performance" at FringeNYC.
At times, brutal, at times full of laughter and love, Sharks takes you to the sultry beats of The Tropicana in the 1950s, the danger of Fulgencio Batistas fall and Fidel Castros rise to power, a political revolution and a CIA attempt to separate children from parents, the longing for a better life that propels one to throw themselves, under the cover of a moonless night into the unknown- events that shaped the Alvarez family's escape from Cuba in 1964.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
"In Honor of Chiqui and Humberto, on whose shoulders I stand!"
JAY ALVAREZ (Playwright/Actor) is a bi-coastal actor whose Los Angeles theatre credits include: "Havana Bourgeois" opposite Tony Plana, (Haywood Theatre), "Noblesse Oblige" (Stages Theatre) and the Ovation Nominated play "The Shelter" (The Odyssey Theatre). TV credits include: the unforgettable French Waiter on Fox's "Til Death" with Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher and "The Soprano's" as well as national commercials for American Express and McDonald's. In addition to NYC and LA theatre, Jay has worked in Washington DC at The Shakespeare Theater, Kennedy Center Studio Theater and Gala Hispanic Theatre, among others. With "Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!," Jay embarks on a completely different and new experience, honoring his parents and their journey to America. Jay has performed "Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!" to sold out audiences at Stage Left in NYC as well as Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and Area Stage in Miami. Jay would also like to thank his mentor and Master Teacher, Mr. Wynn Handman. An integral part of American theatre history, Jay credits Wynn for his development as an actor and bestowing on him the confidence to stand on this stage today. Jay's web site: www.sharkswilleatyou.com
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
THERESA GAMBACORTA (Director) is a NYC actress, playwright and director. "Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!" marks Theresa's seventh solo play that she has either written and/or developed and directed. Solo shows written by Theresa include Her latest solo play, THE VEGAS PROJECT ran at Stage Left Studio in Feb. 2011 her Off-Broadway hit "La Magnani!" about Italian actress Anna Magnani, which ran for six weeks at The Arclight Theatre enrapturing audiences that included Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson and her hilarious solo play "Breaking The Glass", directed by Cheryl King, which premiered at Stage Left and was also a part of Estrogenia Solo Voce Festival 2009. She has also developed and directed"Emergency Used Candles" by Chiara Montalto ( Cherry Lane Theatre) and the solo plays " Dress Kiss Me" and "Just Back From Dreaming", both by Marlene Nichols. Recent directorial credits include "Terranova" (Fringe Festival & Fringe Encore 2009) and "Rum Boogie" (The Looking Glass Theatre). She is a Master of Arts candidate in Educational Theatre at New York University. www.theresagambacorta.com
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"THEATRE AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL. BRILLIANT. DYNAMIC. NOT TO BE MISSED."
-Sandi Durell, Examiner.com
"WONDEROUS. COMPELLING. CHARISMATIC."
-Erasmo Guerra, NY Daily News
"A GREAT SHOW. TRUTHFUL. REVEALING. EMOTIONALLY STIRRING."
- Brian Wade, SubUrban Underground TV
"THRILLING. FASCINATING. SPELLBINDING."
-Suzanna Bowling, Times Square Chronicles
"DEEPLY COMEDIC. INTENSELY GRIPPING. A FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE."
-Trish Vignola, BroadwayWorld.com
"DYNAMIC. MOVING. DISTINCT."
-Carissa Cordes, nytheatre.com
"BRAVE. CELEBRATORY. BEAUTIFUL."
-Jacqueline Cutler , Tribune Media Services
"EXCITING. WONDERFUL. INCREDIBLE."
-Bob Leggett, The Examiner
"MASTERFUL STORYTELLING. HEARTRENDING POWER."
-Tony Frankel, StageAndCinema.com
"TOTALLY COMPELLING THEATER."
-Ron Cohen, Backstage
"GREAT. A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE."
-Lynn Berg, nytheatre.com
"FASCINATING. SPOT-ON COMIC DRMATIZATION. A GREAT PERFORMANCE."
-Deirdre Donovan, CurtainUp.com
"A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE. EXHILARATING. BRILLIANT. OUTSTANDING."
-Ely Rosa Zamora, Hispanic New York Project
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LocationArtworks Theatre (View)
6569 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 10 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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