October 19 & 21, 2016

Leeds Theatre & Teatro ECAS, Providence

Written & performed by Rubén C. González

La Esquinita, USA was a solo performance by writer/performer Rubén C. González, one of the principal members of El Teatro Campesino.

The Thompson Tire Factory has gone to China leaving La Esquinita’s infrastructure in disarray. ¿Qué pasa con una ciudad cuando las promesas de una gran corporación se rompen? ¿Qué pasa con la gente?

This was the latest installment of the Mad Mexican’s solo performances by González. This time around he was not so mad and the world is better for it. Now, the ZEN Mexican takes us on a passage through a once booming town La Esquinita, USA but now forgotten like so many others.

This story is told by the omniscient narrator LENCHO and experienced through the eyes of 18 year old DANIEL, a young man who is at the peek of his Crystal Meth high, while standing at the threshold between light and darkness. False idols of hope are the only source of relief and the citizens of this dilapidated town are left scavenging for what little remains.

Co-sponsored by The Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, The Brown Arts Initiative, and Teatro Ecas.

The performance at Theatro ECAS was followed by a community platica.