December 11 - 23, 2008 Julianne Argyros Stage 15th Annual Production LA POSADA MAGICA The Magical Journey by Octavio Solis music by Marcos Loya directed by Octavio Solis and Socorro and Ernesto Vasquez, Honorary Producers Approximately two hours including one 15-minute intermission.

(l. to r.) Gracie (Gloria Garayua), Mariluz (Erica Ortega) and Jose Cruz (Danny Bolero) in the enchanting holiday musical La Posada Mágica. Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.

Performed in English with a Latin beat, this enchanting musical play for the entire family is about a young girl who joins her neighborhood posada on Christmas Eve. Along the way, Gracie and her companions encounter colorful characters, including chocolate-gobbling sisters, graveyard spooks and a heartthrob rock singer. Finally, the journey through her community commemorates Joseph and Mary’s search for lodging and becomes for Gracie a time of discovery, renewal and reunion.

Playwright:
SCR Associate Artist Octavio Solis is a playwright and director living in San Francisco. His works Man of the Flesh (SCR world premiere in 1990), Prospect, El Paso Blue, Santos & Santos, La Posada Mágica, El Otro and Dreamlandia have been mounted at theatres nationwide. Solis has received an NEA Playwriting Fellowship, two playwriting grants from The Kennedy Center, the Will Glickman Playwright Award, the 1998 TCG/NEA Theatre Artists in Residence Grant, the 1998 McKnight Fellowship grant from the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis and the 2000-2001 National Theatre Artists Residency Grant from TCG. He is the recipient of a grant from the Pew Charitable Trust for a new project with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Solis is a member of the Dramatists Guild and New Dramatists.

Music:
Marcos Loya is a native Los Angeles musician and composer who combines Latin music, jazz, and other influences. His music was featured in The Waterdance, Stand and Deliver and Born in East L.A.

Recommendation and Resources:
Everyone in the family will love this lively musical which is performed in English (with a few Spanish words and phrases) and sung to a Latin beat.

*Student Matinee. General Admission. For information call 714-708-5555.