From farmworker to 'Shakespeare of Chicano theater'
Plus: Olivia Bratko says you're not crazy, Iris Company's liminal dream moods
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Today's headlines:
Screen Grabs: From farmworker to ‘the Shakespeare of Chicano theater’
By Dennis Harvey
Luis Valdez gets his due. Plus: Robert Townsend tribute, 'Glitter' revival, 'Sheep in a Box,' and Fantasy Studios fest.
Drama Masks: Olivia Bratko is here to let you know that you’re not crazy
By Charles Lewis III
Performer's latest solo show at the Rhino throws everything you can imagine into a wild and funny hour of catharsis.
Moving through a nine-year dream in Iris Company’s ‘The Still Point’
By Skylar Wolff
Choreographer Sophia Stoller inventively immersed watchers in liminal moods and dramatic gestures at SOMArts.
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