FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SER: L.A. VS. B.A.

Ser: L.A. vs. B.A.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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KAREN ANZOATEGUI HITS HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FEST WITH
SOLO SHOW “SER: L.A. VS. B.A.” JUNE 15, 17, 18 & 22
A queer transnational tale of choosing between Buenos Aires,
the soccer mecca burning in her heart, and the land of peace and plenty

Emerging solo artist Karen Anzoategui hits Hollywood Fringe Fest with her poetic and hilarious show “Ser: L.A. vs. L.A.” June 15, 17, 18 & 22. Anzoategui stands out in the festival with her skill and unique story that caught the attention of Reg E. Gaines (book and lyrics, Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk) who serves as her dramaturge.

Caught in the middle of her parents’ tumultuous match they call marriage, as a kid Karen is kicked back and forth between L.A. and Buenos Aires. In adulthood she has to choose between the soccer mecca burning in her heart, home of her personal saint Maradona and L.A., the immigrant dreamland of peace and plenty. After spending her early years in LA, Buenos Aires is Karen’s soccer paradise and is winning hands down until she gets a reality check as she crosses paths with the aftermath of its dirty war and then a devastating economic crisis. What now? Even Maradona seems to be fading.

In the middle of it all she fights her way out of dresses and into soccer gear, and faces yet another question: Who will be the object of her affection, the boys on the field or the girls in the stands?

Directed by Che’Rae Adams (Tender), Ser: LA vs. BA is Anzoategui’s personal story, seamlessly woven through major moments in Argentinia’s history: the 1986 World Cup, the mothers in white head scarves demonstrating at La Plaza de Mayo—demanding to know the fate of their children disappeared in the dirty war— and the 2001 economic collapse. Throughout, Ser reaches theatrical and hilarious heights, like casting James Brown as her father! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wutqKpjie8&feature=related

Anzoategui has performed in a variety of acclaimed plays such as Ruby Tragically Rotundat the LATC. She has developed Ser as a member of the Company of Angels and the LA Writers’ Center, as well as at Redcat, Teada Productions and CASA 0101.

After experiencing the power of her performance when she participated in a workshop he led in L.A. in February, Reg E. Gaines offered to dramaturg Anzoategui’s latest version, “Her ‘play’ might be a revelation and change the way we look at solo theater.”

Wed., June 15; Fri., June 17; Sat., June 18 and Thurs., June 22
8:30pm
Stella Adler Theater 6773 Hollywood Bl. 2nd fl., Los Angeles 90028
$10, advanced tickets at http://hollywoodfringe.org/projects/397 (except for June 15)
Wed., June 15 is half off night with code “futbol” only atwww.brownpapertickets.com/event/175015 or at the door wearing a soccer jersey