Overlooked Latinas
D'Elia shifts between multiple parts, pulling faces, cracking wise, doing funny walks and quirky voices. But unlike Lily Tomlin or Whoopi Goldberg, whose celebrated one-woman shows found them sequentially embodying each of several roles in a series of discrete monologues,
D'Elia pops in and out of her dozen or so characters, often generating rapid-fire banter between them, as she builds an overarching narrative with the appealing shagginess and speed of improv sketch comedy.
Sept. 21st - Oct. 1st
LOCATION:
Theatre Rhinoceros
4229 18th Street (in the Castro)
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone (415) 552-4100
TICKETS:
Sept. 21 Preview - $25
Single Ticket - $35.00
Students, Seniors & Veterans - $17.50
Overlooked Latinas was made possible by Zellerbach Family Foundation grant, Theatre Bay Area CA$H Performs grant, Crowdfunding Donors, West Coast premiere at Brava Theater, and all of our friends, families, and communities.
The Story
It’s 2021 and with liberal politics again on the upswing, Angel and Carla have received a diversity grant to put on a dramatic TV pilot entitled OVERLOOKED LATINAS. As they struggle to realize their vision, they bring on stars, get embroiled in lesbian love-triangles, and fight with their executive producer, landing in the world of slapstick comedy.
Credits
Performer and Writer: TINA D’ELIA
Director: MARY GUZMÁN
Dramaturg & Developed with: DAVID FORD
Technical Director: RAYE NARRA
Latinx Consultant: CAROLINA MORALES
Creative Consultant: JANET THORNBURG
Poster Designer: CHRISTINE U'REN
Photography: LISA KEATING & SARAH DERAGON
Website Consultant: L.B. JOHNSON
“If Lily Tomlin and Hunter Thompson had a love child, and she was raised Latina and queer, you’d have someone a lot like Tina D’Elia. Her imagination is unbridled and her characters are flawless!”
“The premise of “Overlooked Latinas” is brilliant. Tina D’Elia spotlights the political power of famous 1930s to 50s Latina movie stars.”
“Writer-performer Tina D’Elia’s, solo comedy spins a queer and ethnically rich world - D’Elia, proves a sharp and engaging performer, her characters tending to be both endearing and amusingly full-bodied.
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“Tina D’Elia’s newest one-woman show celebrates queer culture, friendship and Latinx history. It also defies all theater going expectations of what makes a quality experience.
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