Apr 23 2009
Octavio Solis on His New Play Lydia
Acclaimed up-and-coming playwright Octavio Solis, has made waves with his lyrical play about family and identity named simply “Lydia.” After two successful runs at the Denver Theater Center and the Yale Repertory Theatre, Lydia now arrives at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Set in the 1970s in El Paso, Texas, near the border with Mexico, Lydia is the name of a young undocumented maid/nanny hired by a working class Mexican-American family to care for their disabled 15 year old daughter Ceci. But she is much more than a care-taker – in fact Lydia is whatever each of the family members want her to be and ends up unraveling their darkest secrets. The New York Times reviewed the play favorably, calling it “seductive and strong.”
GUEST: Octavio Solis, playwright
Lydia is showing through May 17th at the Mark Taper Forum, at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Tickets are available online at http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=5796
7 Responses to “Octavio Solis on His New Play Lydia”
Saw the play his past week. Solis is a VERY exciting new writer, choosing his material from his own background…always a smart thing for a new writer to do.
His play is THE best thing that’s been done at the Mark Taper Forum here in L.A. since Michael what’s his name was hired to replace Gordon what’s his name>
In fact I had about give up on Michael what’s his name…….he’s a strange artistic director….NEVER gives ANY background on a piece being presented……it cheets the audience….he seems to have the philosopy that theatregoers should jsut SEE the play and then draw their own conclusions….THAT’s not EDUCATING the audience….
Rae Wyman, a 27 year attendee of the Mark Taper Forum
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