MULTI AWARD WINNING 2016 SHOW RETURNS

Las Garcia - BEYOND ENCORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: SANDRA KUKER PR
Email: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MULTI AWARD WINNING 2016 SHOW RETURNS
LAS GARCIA

*WINNER: ENCORE PRODUCER’S AWARD 2016
*WINNER: 2016 FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP
*NOMINEE: “BEST SOLO SHOW” HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2016
*NOMINEE: O FACE AWARD “MOST ORGASMIC WRITING” 2016
*NOMINEE: BECHDEL-WALLACE AWARD, FRINGE 2016

LAS GARCÍA, WRITTEN AND STARRING GABRIELA ORTEGA
Directed by Alex Alpharaoh
A Co-Production from Studio C Artists and OrtegART

LOS ANGELES, CA. (July 30th, 2017) – Actor, Writer, and Spoken Word Poet Gabriela Ortega returns to Studio C Artists with her award-winning solo performance. A richly rewarding, brightly telling two stories interwoven seamlessly and poetically shared about her life and ancestry in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Under the muscular direction of Alex Alpharaoh, “Las Garcia” returns for a limited engagement after a sold-out run the 2016 Hollywood Fringe festival.
The powerhouse tapestry will return to Asylum – Studio C on August 10th, 2017

Las Garcia is a timely, heartbreaking and poignantly funny piece about two Dominican women of the same bloodline, fighting to find their true selves through love, war, and their innermost desires.

Gabriela Ortega digs into what it means to be a Dominican woman after being taught to bury the past in order to move on.

Las García begins its run on Thursday August 10th – August 21st at @ Studio C Artists.

ABOUT GABRIELA ORTEGA

Gabriela was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and is an LA bases Actress, writer and Spoken word poet. She is a recent graduate from USC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting program (Class of 2017)

A proud Latina, Feminist and above all: a collaborator, Gabriela is thrilled to bring back her show after a year of growth and development.

Some of her most recent roles include: 2017 Playwrights Festival at The Road Theatre Company, 2017 Young Playwright Festival at the Blank Theatre, Las Garcia (HFF16), Mi Casa/ Su Casa at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre, HOMEFREE* by Lisa Loomer at The Road*, SPIT! at HFF15, The House of Bernarda Alba with the Bilingual Foundation of The Arts (Magdalena), Grey Street, The Musical (Off-Broadway Workshop, Ensemble) and Blossoming readings with The Vagrancy.

*WINNER: Noho Fringe Festival Best Play/Best Ensemble

For more information on Las García, and other upcoming shows, stay in touch with Gabriela Ortega on social media: “Like” on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/LasGarciaFringe;

CALENDAR LISTING

WHO: Las García – A coming of age about a young Dominican woman who finds that she must go back to her roots in the island in order to move forward.

Starring Gabriela Ortega
Directed by Alex Alpharaoh

WHEN:
AUGUST 10TH at 8pm
AUGUST 12TH at 8pm
AUGUST 19TH at 8pm
AUGUST 21ST at 8pm

The show runs 70 minutes with no intermission.

WHERE: Asylum @ Studio C Artists, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90038

TICKETS: General Admission $15.00. Reserve: www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/3451?tab=tickets
Call 323.533.7371 for reservations, or purchase at the door.

PRESS CONTACT: SANDRA KUKER PR – Email: [email protected] Tele: (310) 652-7222