El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista announces the return of
Luis Valdez’s acclaimed comedic play
”
I Don’t Have to Show You No Stinking Badges
”
after a 12-year absence.
El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista announces the return of Luis Valdez’s acclaimed comedic play “I Don’t Have to Show You No Stinking Badges” after a 12-year absence.
First developed by the Los Angeles Theatre Center in 1986, “Badges” is a human comedy about the trials, tribulations and expectations of a Mexican-American middle-class family living in the Monterey Park area of East Los Angeles.
With careers as extras in Hollywood, Buddy and Connie Villa are Latino actors who dub themselves the “Silent Bit king and queen of Hollywood.” The family foundations are shaken to the core
when their son Sonny, a pre-law student at Harvard, unexpectedly arrives home with his Brooklyn-born Asian girlfriend and announces that he’s changing careers.
Previews for “Badges” run from July 10 to July 18. It officially opens July 19 at 8 p.m. through Aug. 31 Performances will be Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.
Ticket prices for July 19 opening night gala are $50, including a reception, the performance and a post-show toast with the cast. Regular tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for students and seniors and $12 for children for Thursday and Friday performances and all matinees. Saturday tickets are $22 adults, $18 students/seniors and $12 for children under 12. For tickets or details, call (831) 623-2444.
