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“The Tempest” at zombie Joe’s underground is a great way to cap off a Friday night.
“Garbo’s Cuban Lover”
Now-Oct. 23 @ Macha Theatre
Celebrating its 10th year with the Macha Theatre Group, “Garbo’s Cuban Lover” opened
with a strong performance. A depiction of the life of screenwriter Mercedes de Acosta,
the play follows a story of obsession and rejection set in the grandeur of the classic
Hollywood era.
With passion and vigor, playwright Odalys Nanin provides an impressive portrayal of
the spicy and well-written Latina heroine her show calls for.
Sucking the viewer back into the golden age of cinema with the sights, sounds and
politics of big studio life in the 1940s, de Acosta’s struggle is a seemingly epic journey of
triumph, lust and heartbreak. For any who understand the sting of facing an unrequited
love, Nanin’s performance as de Acosta is one to empathize with.
Opposite Nanin is de Acosta’s fleeting love interest, the great Greta Garbo, played by
Lina Hall. Hall nails the film star’s Swedish accent as she serves to perpetually tease the
tormented protagonist.
The exchange between the two is often affectionate and often comical, but more than
anything it is a powerful attraction that comes to life on stage and stays with the audience,
even after the show has ended.
Aside from the overwhelming romance between the show’s two leads, “Garbo’s
Cuban Lover” jumps from the stage with a number of unexpected characters who serve
to move the show along. Fans of film noir will receive a surprise when meeting de Acosta’s
fast-talking MGM film producer.
But perhaps more entertaining is the use of Erin Holt, who plays Isabela, de Acosta’s
muse, as the whimsical and ferry-like prop master who gracefully rearranges set pieces,
making a show out of a task that is normally kept hidden.
With little surprises like these that add to the pre-existing intensity afforded by the
story of “Garbo’s Cuban Lover,” it seems as though for its 10th year and a row, the Macha
Theatre is on to something good.
—Patrick Meissner
Macha Theatre is located at 1107 N. Kings Road, West Hollywood. For more information,
visit machatheatre.org.
“The Tempest”
Now-Oct. 28 @ Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre
It’s definitely different. “The Tempest,” now playing at Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater
in North Hollywood on Friday nights at 11 p.m., is a well-acted play.
Derived from the William Shakespeare masterpiece, this near one-hour, nointerruptions
show features love, deception, fantasy and great laughs. “The Tempest,”
directed by Denise Devin and produced by Zombie Joe himself, details a mystical fantasy
of forgiveness, redemption and freedom. But the wonderful thing about it is the vigorous
magician who was exiled to an island; this magician has plenty of tricks and puts them
to use against his enemies.
Prospero (the exiled Duke of Milan) plans to restore his daughter’s place; she is
Miranda, who falls in love with Prospero’s enemy’s son, Ferdinand (played by Wallace
Bruce). Bruce gives a true acting treat as Ferdinand, who first enters the story dancing in
an extremely comical manner.
One of the other performances that caught my eye was from Neysa Lozano, who plays
Trinculo in the story. Including her solid character and beautiful ways, Lozano delivers
a mystical aspect to “The Tempest,” which was originally written by Shakespeare in the
early 1610s. Micah Cover as Prospero is magnificent from beginning to end.
Ideally situated in the NoHo Arts District, “The Tempest” at Zombie Joe’s
Underground is the perfect way to cap off your Friday nights.
—Marvin Vasquez
Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre is located at 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood.
For more information, visit zombiejoes.com.
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• Subsidized, furnished apartment
• Contract completion bonus
• Health insurance • Paid training in Japan
Interviewing year round at our Los Angeles Office
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