RELEASE: March 28, 2008

'CULTURE CLASH IN AMERICCA' EXTENDED!

COSTA MESA, Calif. (March 28, 2008)—Due to popular demand, four additional performances have been added to the run of Culture Clash in AmeriCCa at South Coast Repertory. Both Orange County audiences and critics are howling at the irreverent and insightful humor by the acclaimed comedy collective of Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza. The added performances are as follows:

Thursday, April 10 at 7:45 p.m.
Friday, April 11 at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 at 7:45 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m.

The Los Angeles Times proclaimed Culture Clash in AmeriCCa “Startling, Funny and Revelatory.”  “Anything these guys do is genius, and this show is no different” said the OC Weekly. The Long Beach Press-Telegram marveled at the troupe’s “pyrotechnic display that is wondrous and enlightening” and Variety exclaimed “The talent shines.”

Tickets to Culture Clash in AmeriCCa can be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or by visiting the box office at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Performances began on March 16 and continue through April 13. Ticket prices range from $28 to $62. Performance times: Tuesday through Sunday evenings at 7:45 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Discounts are available for full-time students, patrons 25 years of age and under, educators, seniors and groups of 15 or more. There will be an ASL-interpreted performance on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m.

For the last 15 years, Culture Clash has been focusing on site-specific theater, weaving personal narratives culled from interviews into an ongoing dramatic tapestry. The celebrated troupe now sets its sights on Orange County. Culture Clash explores the county through interviews with its residents and adds Orange County’s unique voice to Culture Clash in AmeriCCa’s theatrical narrative. They have previously created performance pieces for theater companies in Miami, San Diego, New York, Houston, Boston and San Francisco. South Coast Repertory audiences last experienced the group in their adaptation of Aristophanes’ The Birds, co-authored by SCR’s Associate Artistic Director John Glore.

Socorro and Ernesto Vasquez are the Honorary Producers of Culture Clash in AmeriCCa. OC Weekly and KCRW are the Media Partners.

LOCATION: South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, at the Bristol Street/Avenue of the Arts exit off the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Folino Theater Center, part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Parking is available off Anton Blvd. on Park Center Drive.

CALENDAR: Culture Clash in AmeriCCa (3/16-4/13), NewSCRipts: futura (3/31), What They Have (4/4-5/4), The Injured Party (4/20-5/11), Pacific Playwrights Festival (5/2-4), Taking Steps (5/16-6/15), Imagine (5/30-6/15).

Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, under the artistic direction of David Emmes and Martin Benson, is widely recognized as one of the leading professional theaters in the United States. Founded in 1964, SCR is committed to theater that illuminates the compelling personal and social issues of our time, not only on its stages but through its education and outreach programs. While its productions represent a balance of classic and modern theater, SCR is renowned for its extensive new play development program, including the Pacific Playwrights Festival. Of SCR’s more than 400 productions, 107 have been world premieres with subsequent stagings achieving enormous success across America and around the world. SCR-developed works have garnered eight Pulitzer Prize nominations with Margaret Edson’s Wit winning the prize in 1999 and David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole in 2007. Located in Costa Mesa, California, in 2002 SCR opened the Folino Theater Center, an expanded three-theater complex that includes the 507-seat Julianne Argyros Stage, the 336-seat Julianne Argyros Stage and the 94-seat Nicholas Studio.

FACT SHEET

CULTURE CLASH IN AMERICCA
Written and Performed by Culture Clash (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza)
Directed by David Emmes

CAST: Culture Clash (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza)

CREATIVE TEAM: Angela Balogh Calin (set/costume consultant), Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz (lighting design), BC Keller (Sound Consultant) and Conwell Worthington III (stage manager).

SYNOPSIS: Culture Clash, the award-winning, one-of-a-kind trio (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza), bring their unique blend of irreverent humor and poignant mosaic of life in America to South Coast Repertory with a distinct Orange County point of view.

HONORARY PRODUCERS: Socorro and Ernesto Vasquez
MEDIA PARTNERS: OC Weekly and KCRW

TICKETS: $28-$62

RUNS: March 16 – April 13, 2008

REGULAR PERFORMANCES:
March 28 FRI at 7:45pm
March 29 SAT at 2:00pm
March 29 SAT at 7:45pm
March 30 SUN at 2:00pm
March 30 SUN at 7:45pm
April 1 TUE at 7:45pm
April 2 WED at 7:45pm
April 3 THU at 7:45pm
April 4 FRI at 7:45pm
April 5 SAT at 2:00pm (ASL interpreted performance)
April 5 SAT at 7:45pm
April 6 SUN at 2:00pm
April 6 SUN at 7:45pm
April 10 THU at 7:45pm (added performance)
April 11 FRI at 7:45pm (added performance)
April 12 SAT at 7:45pm (added performance)
April 13 SUN at 2:00pm (added performance)

INSIDE THE SEASON: Culture Clash in AmeriCCa
Saturday, March 29, 10:30am–12:30pm
A 2-hour comprehensive class featuring creative personnel from the current production. Tickets: $12

BOX OFFICE WINDOW HOURS: 10am to showtime Tuesdays through Saturdays; noon to showtime Sundays; 10am to 6 pm Mondays and non-performance days. Cash, Check, American Express, VISA and MasterCard accepted. (714) 708-5555.

LOCATION: Folino Theatre Center, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa CA 92626. One block east of South Coast Plaza at the Bristol Street/Avenue of the Arts exit off the San Diego (405) Freeway.