Gay and Lesbian Times Review of CHELA
June 13, 2011THEATER REVIEW: “Chela” is tribute to woman who survived stunning abuse
JEAN LOWERISON – SDGLN THEATER CRITIC
June 13th, 2011
Chela Solis, born into Mexican poverty and the eldest of six children, became one of the millions of abused women who try to make it through each day without the loss of life, limb or children.
Early responsibility for her siblings aged her; rape and pregnancy at a young age taught her that men are to be feared. Her mother was not immune to that fear: after the birth, her mother puts her in the hands of a coyote and sends her to the U.S. in the hope hope she can make her way there.
Life in Oklahoma City doesn’t improve her lot much: she meets and marries Finito, a violent and abusive man who virtually imprisons her, taking the phon...
CHELA: Her third husband, her first orgasm. AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
May 18, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Todd Blakesley
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(323) 206-2114
Los Angeles, CA – emerging writer and award winning performer, Dulce Maria Solis stars in the intimate theatrical biography CHELA, running at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2011. Based on her mothers’ real life story, Solis takes a dark comedic spin on her portrayal of a young CHELA in the midst of a life of chaos. CHELA runs at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Fridays and Saturdays, June 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25. All performances are at 7:30 PM in the Dorie Theatre at The Complex, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood, California. Tickets $15 or 2-for-$20 using code “two for” at www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/331.
CHELA, written and perform...
See CHELA before it goes to the NY Fringe
May 02, 2011Media Alert
For Immediate Release Todd Blakesley: 323 206 2114
[email protected]
CHELA
See CHELA before it goes to New York
NYC International Fringe Festival. CHELA makes the cut! New York City performances in August 2011, details to follow.
See CHELA before it goes to New York at the Hollywood Fringe. June 10 & 11, 17 &18, 24 & 25. All performance 7:30 p.m. at the Complex Theater, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038. Tickets only $15 or 2 for $20 using code “two for” www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/331. For reviews or more information go to www.TheChelaWebsite.com.
Synopsis:
CHELA: Her third husband, her first orgasm. A dark comedy based on a true story of love, lunacy, and domestic violence. An intimate biography written and perfo...
Chela Uses Poems, Stories to Break Abuse Cycle
May 01, 2011Tolucan Times CHELA Review
Chela Uses Poems, Stories to Break Abuse Cycle
By Bonnie Priever
The talented Dulce Maria Solis has put together a noble and compassionate work of art with a tribute to her beloved mother, Chela, that’s full of blood, sweat and tears.
This one woman show makes a strong statement on the utmost importance of breaking the cycle of domestic violence, as the artist presents her world view and upbringing, coming to us in poetic words, stories, and creative images, costumes and props. Solis (as Chela) is literally and figuratively beautiful as she delivers scene after scene with heart/gut wrenching, soulful tales of her mother’s ultimate triumph after years of horrific domestic abuse and degradation.
Few theatrical and cinematic productions dare to take on this once taboo subject; Precious and Flowers Aren’t Enough are two examples. In Chela, each and every vignette is woven together like a qu...
CHELA throws powerful punches...
May 01, 2011With humor and witty lines that make the story so accessible to all, CHELA throws powerful punches, with shocking honesty, to shake us up into consciousness…
Josefina Lopez
Author of "Real Women Have Curves”
Houston Debut of “Chela” is a Smashing Success
May 01, 2011Dulce Maria Solis Dazzles on the Stage.
Houston Debut of “Chela” is a Smashing Success
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THEATER REVIEW
La Nueva Raza
By Lorenzo Cano
Houston, Texas – The Houston debut of the one-woman play, Chela, unequivocally dazzled those in attendance at the MECA Theater with a stellar performance by Los Angeles-based actress. Solis’ ability to blend the seriousness of domestic abuse, violence, and life’s pitfalls, along with the light-heartedness and humor of personal life encounters, is the genius in Chela, and a tribute to her abilities as an actor and a playwright. Emanating from the current cadre of exceptional young actors, Dulce Maria Solis is at the cutting edge of contemporary theater and a catalyst in reviving the genre to a whole new set of audiences.
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