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GUESTS: Sara Guerrero, Director and Writer and the Head Project Director of The Mexican OC, Apolonio Morales and Elizabeth Szekeresh, playwrights, Maricela Lazcano, writer and actor, and Cristina Nava, actor

The Breath of Fire Theater Company presents the premiere of “The Mexican OC: Triumphs and Contributions of Orange County’s Mexican Communities.” It’s an original play which recounts the history of the Mexican community in Orange County. Based on archival research and oral testimonies, “The Mexican OC” deals with subjects ranging from segregation to the so-called repatriation movement of the 1930’s. It’s directed and written by Sara Guerrero in collaboration with Heather Enriquez, Apolonio Morales, Cristina Nava and Elizabeth Sekeresh. The play begins its six-night run on April 28th at El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana. The OC Weekly noted the production as “One of the most significant plays in the History of Orange County Theater.”

Admission is Free.

Show Times: Friday April 28th-Saturday 29th & Thursday May 4th-Saturday 6th at 8:00 p.m. & Sunday April 30th at 5:00 p.m.

For reservations call: (714)397-7818 or email BreathOfFireTheater@yahoo.com

Location: 310 W 5th St, Santa Ana 92701, 2nd floor near the corner of Broadway and 5th, above El Curtido Restaurant.

For more information, visit www.themexicanoc.org.

Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day:

“We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.” — Bertolt Brecht