See 'AUGUST 29' Commemorating when LA Times Columnist Ruben Salazar Was Killed

Tuesday, Jul 15

Latino Theater Company joins forces with the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy to present August 29, named for the date in 1970 when Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar was killed while covering a large Chicano-led anti-war demonstration in East L.A. A university professor relives those late 1960s, early 1970s movement days while writing a book on the life of Salazar, who comes to life to help her recall the past and to challenge her to renew her activism. A showing of the short film Requiem 29, presenting footage of the Chicano Moratorium Against the War in Vietnam including the brutal police response, and later funeral and inquest into the death of Salazar, will screen prior to each performance. Following performances at The LATC, the production will travel to East Los Angeles College and Mt. San Antonio College.

WHO:
• Written by members of the Latino Theater Company
• Directed by Ramiro Segovia
• Featuring students from the Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy
• A co-production of The Latino Theater Company and Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy

WHEN:
• Aug. 15 through Aug. 24 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center:
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 4 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. at East Los Angeles College
• Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. at Mt. San Antonio College
• Friday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. at Mt. San Antonio College

WHERE:
The Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles CA 90013

East Los Angeles College
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754

Mt. San Antonio College
1100 N Grand Ave.
Walnut, CA 91789

PARKING AT THE LOS ANGELES THEATRE CENTER:
• $8 with box office validation at Los Angeles Garage Associate Parking structure, 545 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90013 (between 5th and 6th Streets, just behind the theater)
• Metered parking available on streets surrounding the theater.
• Take the Metro: nearest stop is Pershing Square (two blocks west of The LATC)

TICKET PRICES:
• Pay-What-You-Choose at The Los Angeles Theatre
• Free (suggested donation $10) at East Los Angeles College
• Free at Mt. San Antonio College