EMBARK 2025
EMBARK 2025
OCTOBER 25-26 | NO SQUARE THEATRE, LAGUNA BEACH
FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, OCPA EMBARKS ON SOMETHING SPECIAL ... A PLAYWRIGHT COHORT THAT DEVELOPS AND PRESENTS NEW WORKS SPECIFICALLY FROM EARLY-CAREER OC DRAMATISTS!
See Angela Apodaca's American Cholita, Rachel Bailey's Grandma and Elizabeth Isela Szekeresh's Soft Core at No Square Theatre at 384 Legion Street, Laguna Beach - just south of Main Beach, three short blocks inland from the stoplight at PCH and Legion.
All three readings are pay-what-you-can. Reserve your seat at Eventbrite - click on the play-specific links below.
Wondering about parking? The best parking option is the Glenneyre Structure, the city-owned garage on Glenneyre Street just a short walk from the theatre. We'll see you there. :)
Saturday, October 25 @ 2:00pm
American Cholita by Angela Apodaca
Directed by Sara Guerrero
Featuring Laura Bustamante, Esmeralda, Kristen Pereyra, Elvia Susana Rubalcava, Jessica Saravia and Anatalia Vallez
In the heart of Orange County, California a motley crew of young cholita skaters face unsettling times. A story about community, told through the rhythms of skateboarding and the Andean culture of Bolivia. From newer roots in California and ancestral roots sprouts the next generation of women who step onto their skateboards as an act of joy and resistance.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1811677037789
Saturday, October 25 @ 8:00pm
Grandma by Rachel Bailey
Directed by Phone Tha
Featuring Bridgette Betanzos, Natalie Bright, Sittichai Chaiyahat, Kristina Leach and Lex Levy
In the not-so-distant future, Grandma has been reborn. After her death, her DNA and brain were used to create a clone of herself; however, something went wrong in the experiment. She has only retained her memories up until the age of 20 and has forgotten the last 60-odd years of her life before she was cloned. The grandma who left this world is starkly different than the one who came back.
Tickets:
Sunday, October 26 @ 7:00pm
Soft Core by Elizabeth Isela Szekeresh
Directed by Collette Rutherford
Featuring Damian Arteaga, Adriana Rodriguez Burciaga, Leyna Camacho, Jaqueline Castañeda, Mateo Gonzalez and Evelyn Menchaca
Callie is finding success with her short film and as a camera production assistant on professional, yet questionable sets. But her life is falling apart. Callie is shown a life out of the chaos, but is she willing to give up her filmmaking dreams? She is watching souls die on camera. Will hers be next?
We thank Joe Lauderdale and the board of No Square Theatre for their support of our cohort - the only group of its kind of OC, led by OCPA playwright Baylee Shlichtman.