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EAST L.A.'S TAKE ON SOPHOCLES' 'ELECTRA'

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Date: 20070227
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California State University San Bernardino issued the following press release:

In a Southern California barrio, Electricidad is grief stricken, conflicted and plotting revenge.

"Electricidad," written by the award winning playwright Luis Alfaro, is Sophocles' "Electra" set in modern times and retold. It opens at Cal State San Bernardino March 9; tickets are on sale beginning today, Tuesday, Feb. 27.

"I was taken by the combination of the play's horror and humor," says Tom Provenzano, theatre professor at Cal State San Bernardino, in his director's notes. By phone Provenzano had spoken with ...

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