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Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez
Please, be advised. Zoot Suit contains mature content.
A swing dancing, Chicano boogie, based on true events- Zoot Suit tells the story of Henry Reyna and the 38th Street Gang, who were tried for the Sleepy Lagoon murder in Los Angeles, during World War II. After a run-in with a neighboring gang at the local lovers lane, Sleepy Lagoon, the 38th Street Gang gets into a fight at a party, where a young man is murdered. Discriminated against for their zoot suit-wearing Chicano identity, twenty-two members of the 38th Street Gang are placed on trial for the murder, found guilty, and sentenced to life in San Quentin prison. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Henry's brother, Rudy, is caught in the Zoot Suit Riots: beaten and stripped of his zoot suit along with hundreds of other Mexican-American teenagers by white sailors of the U. S. Navy. Through the efforts of George and other lawyers, as well as activist-reporter Alice, with whom Henry has a brief romantic encounter, the boys win their court appeal and are freed. The play ends with a Reyna family reunion as Henry returns home and Rudy is about to leave to join the Marines. ¡Orale!
Un swing dancing boogie Chicano, basado en eventos verdaderos- Zoot Suit cuenta la historia de Henry Reyna y la 38th Street Gang, quienes fueron juzgados por el asesinato de la Sleepy Lagoon en Los Ángeles, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Después de una pelea con una pandilla vecina en el lugar a donde van los amantes, Sleepy Lagoon, la 38th Street Gang se mete en una pelea en una fiesta, donde un joven es asesinado. Discriminados por su identidad chicana con traje de zoot suit, veintidós miembros de la 38th Street Gang son procesados por el asesinato, declarados culpables y sentenciados a cadena perpetua en la prisión de San Quentin. Mientras tanto, en Los Ángeles, el hermano de Henry, Rudy, es golpeado y despojado de su zoot suit durante los Zoot Suit Riots. A través de los esfuerzos de George y otros abogados, así como el activista-reportero Alice, con quien Henry tiene un breve encuentro romántico, los muchachos ganan su apelación judicial y son liberados. La obra termina con una reunión familiar de Reyna mientras Henry regresa a casa y Rudy está a punto de salir para unirse a los Marines. ¡All Right!
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LocationTopeka High School Hoehner Auditorium (View)
800 SW 10th St.
Topeka, KS 66612
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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