http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/04/23/langston-nicolas-at-stella-adler/ Everything Pertaining to Small Theatre in Los Angeles Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/04/23/langston-nicolas-at-stella-adler/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 Francesca Ochoa Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:50:55 +0000 http://www.latheatrereview.com/?p=1090#comment-2945 My companero and I saw the play Saturday, April 24. We felt the play flowed seamlessly from Act 1 through Act 2 with excellent performances by all actors. Based on what I have read about Hughes and Guillen, the plot realistically depicts the relationship between the two poets as well as the treatment of blacks in both countries. The fact that Guillen is portrayed by light-skinned actors in no way diminishes the essence of the drama. Both actors were superb in their depiction of the passionate Guillen, so one was able to see beyond their "color". Perhaps they were chosen no only for their acting skills, but to help contrast the treatment of blacks in the two countries. My companero and I saw the play Saturday, April 24. We felt the play flowed seamlessly from Act 1 through Act 2 with excellent performances by all actors. Based on what I have read about Hughes and Guillen, the plot realistically depicts the relationship between the two poets as well as the treatment of blacks in both countries. The fact that Guillen is portrayed by light-skinned actors in no way diminishes the essence of the drama. Both actors were superb in their depiction of the passionate Guillen, so one was able to see beyond their “color”. Perhaps they were chosen no only for their acting skills, but to help contrast the treatment of blacks in the two countries.

]]> http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/04/23/langston-nicolas-at-stella-adler/comment-page-1/#comment-2829 LANGSTON & NICOLAS: 67% Sweet : Bitter Lemons Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:30:30 +0000 http://www.latheatrereview.com/?p=1090#comment-2829 [...] BITTERSWEET Casting directors (Nancy Cheryll Davis and Veronica Thompson) get an A for the casting of Justin Alston and Brian Evaret Chandler as the younger and older Langston Hughes, respectively. They both give solid performances and are remarkably similar in appearance and speech, making the passage of time virtually seamless. On the opposite end of the spectrum, however, was the casting of Chris Rivas and Armando Ortega as Nicolás Guillén. Although they do capable work in the roles (particularly Ortega as the older Nicolás), they do not look at all alike and furthermore are not even dark-skinned. Not only is this historically inaccurate but it is incongruous with the play, which specifically makes a point of Nicolas Guillen’s dark appearance. In fact, one could argue that a major underlying theme of the play is the contrast between the treatment of blacks in America versus Cuba. Casting a light-skinned Nicolas severely diminishes that entire aspect of the play and of the relationship at the center of it. Joel Elkins – LA Theatre Review [...] [...] BITTERSWEET Casting directors (Nancy Cheryll Davis and Veronica Thompson) get an A for the casting of Justin Alston and Brian Evaret Chandler as the younger and older Langston Hughes, respectively. They both give solid performances and are remarkably similar in appearance and speech, making the passage of time virtually seamless. On the opposite end of the spectrum, however, was the casting of Chris Rivas and Armando Ortega as Nicolás Guillén. Although they do capable work in the roles (particularly Ortega as the older Nicolás), they do not look at all alike and furthermore are not even dark-skinned. Not only is this historically inaccurate but it is incongruous with the play, which specifically makes a point of Nicolas Guillen’s dark appearance. In fact, one could argue that a major underlying theme of the play is the contrast between the treatment of blacks in America versus Cuba. Casting a light-skinned Nicolas severely diminishes that entire aspect of the play and of the relationship at the center of it. Joel Elkins – LA Theatre Review [...]

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