'Spring on Spring' Continues at the NEW LATC
Ed Fuentes
Andrew Shafer at the NEW LATC on Spring street south of 5th.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Andrew Shafer is the new director of the Los Angeles Theatre Initiative at the NEW LATC, the reborn Los Angeles Theatre Center. He has his sights set on bringing Artistic Director Jose Luis Valenzuela a city-wide audience, but with a particular focus on those from Downtown.
“I believe passionately in building a strong community for Downtown L.A.” says the third generation Angeleno, who hopes to make the NEW LATC a community destination.
Too often those words are marketing hype. Witnessing Shafer at 9th and Broadway introducing himself to the owner of a kebob shop added credibility to his claims of wanting to reach the non-traditional theatre attendee.
The NEW LATC's current series of programming, Spring on Spring, continues May 3rd (8pm) and May 4th (3pm) with Mexican music by Ixya Herrera and Conjunto Hueyapan. Comedy by Cold Tofu on May 9th and 10th (8pm), then May 9th to June 15th the Robey Theatre Company will have the L.A. premiere of “A House With No Walls” written by Thomas Gibbons and directed by Bennet Guillory (preview on May 8).
Christian Martinez on May 04, 2008, at 11:18AM – #1
I attended the opening of the LATC and have attended twice. Excellent! We should all be proud of the great works created/produced in the new LATC Theatre. Jose Luis Valenzuela is an inpired Genius.
Christian Martinez, Publisher DTLAL Magazine
jim winstead on May 04, 2008, at 12:12PM – #2
maybe he can do something about the water that has been gushing out of the front of the theater for the last few months....
Metro Local on May 04, 2008, at 05:39PM – #3
Business concept -- 'Gallery Row' bottled water (not to be confused with Arts District water that comes from the other side of CCE and Little Tokyo).
Dana on May 05, 2008, at 04:11PM – #4
Water gushing? After the process for awarding the contract to run LATC was clouded by dubious insider influenece and a gift of millions of state funds funneled to entities with weak track records? Amazing!
petra on August 15, 2008, at 03:38PM – #5
great space! exciting season! downtown's cultural future looks very bright. glad i moved here!