Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez :: essays research papers

Zoot SuitLuis Valdez made a great contri onlyion to Chicano theater when he created a Chicano musical comedy a form of theater that was more common for white America. As I read Zoot Suit I could not stop wondering how the evasive action would look once it was on stage. I could not picture a play that included singing and dancing one which does not compare to the otherwise(a) plays written by Luis Valdez and the Teatro Campesino. I only wish that I had been lucky enough to watch the play live. However, I do feel that if the play was to be re-enacted it would not have the same effect on its viewers of today as it office have then. Unfortunately I feel that might be its only downfall. I was still really amazed that this play made it to Broadway and I feel it was just as worthy of it as other plays have been. It is also very interesting to note that it was his longest running play in Los Angeles however I am assuming that has to do with the spacious number of Mexican and Mexican-A mericans living in LA during that time. I found the play very interesting and could not stop reading especially because I knew that the play was based on a true story a crime that actually took place against Chicanos. I did not know much or so the sleepy lagoon case before I read the play. Having an interest on the subject helped me stay focus on the story and unplowed me reading. However, I kept wanting a stage visual of the play so that I could stay alert. As I watched the movie for the first time I felt great and yet, a bit bewildered to see so many brown faces on stage at the same time but ultimately I truly loved the feeling of it. I only wish that more plays or even movies would include Latinos onto the stage. I feel that the point that Luis Valdez created a more American type of play made it more possible to be seen by many more people. If Zoot Suit would have been kept as an acto its audience would have been selective and minimal.