Luis is a major American artist and arts leader, and we could not be more proud of the impact he is having on our campus through his residency.”Īccording to Mr. “We are so proud to be in collaboration with our esteemed colleagues at the Magic to help our playwright-in-residence Luis Alfaro dive even more fully into creating this ambitious and hugely important trio of plays. This is probably an unprecedented collaboration between theaters of such varying size and I couldn’t be happier to be cross pollinating with such a spirit of possibility.” Our community was transported by Luis’ Oedipus el Rey and Bruja and looks forward to experiencing his one-of-a kind lens on America within This Golden State. Magic Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Loretta Greco said, “It is with great passion that we come together with our friends at OSF to celebrate a writer we have both heralded over the years and to support his next groundbreaking cycle of work. Mellon Foundation and a commissioning grant from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Magic Theatre has committed to producing the entire cycle of plays. Alfaro’s trilogy, currently titled This Golden State, will be developed in collaboration with both OSF and Magic Theatre. In her review Loni Stark noted that Alfaro managed to transform “perceptions of the entire genre.” Luis Afaro’s Oedipus el Rey was one of Stark Insider’s favorite moments in San Francisco theater of the last few years. The esteemed playwright will reportedly pen a three-play cycle about a Latino family in the United States. Magic Theatre has announced that it and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) have co-commissioned Luis Alfaro. Great news out of San Francisco today on the theater front.
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