ZOOT SUIT
ZOOT SUIT
Written by Luis Valdez
Directed by Kinan Valdez
University of California, Santa Cruz
The iconic musical drama “Zoot Suit” tells the ripped-from-the-headlines story of the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder and the reaction by the LAPD, which resulted in the arrest, trial, and imprisonment of a group of Mexican-American men without evidence, because they were “Mexican and dangerous.”
Cast
El Pachuco - Gianna DiGregorio Rivera
Henry Reyna - Rey Cordova
The Press - Cody Lee
Alice - Natalie Farrell
Ensemble - Josh Orlando, Trishana Wilson, Natalia Delgado, Jesus Pedroza-Moreno, Nicole Muckenthaler, Nikki Ryeo, Liam Goff, Alex Seifert, Georgina Rios, Maria Veronica Farrell, Pam Ignacio, Jacob Caldwell, Ashley Brown, Mia Cantú, Sologne Patterson, Travis Rynders, Aurora O’Greenfield, Daniel Martinez, Amanda Gabriela Ceballos, Joseph Neves, Xochitl Rios-Ellis, Christopher Rodriguez, Joy Knighton, and Adrian Zamora.
Production Team
Scenic Designer - David Cuthbert
Media Designer - Spencer Doughtie
Costume Designer - Abigail Taylor
Lighting Designer - Alyssa Glenn
Sound Designer - Joseph Krempetz
Technical Director - Christopher Hackett
Dramaturg & Fight Choreographer - Michael Chemers
Assistant Dramaturg - Adrian Centeno
Stage Managers - Amanda Marshall & Violeta Diaz
Operations Manager - Joe Weiss