Publisher Description
A wistful look back at a young Hispanic woman’s “MGM,” which stands for “My Grandmama.” The narrator often channels MGM for advice as she tries to succeed as a second-generation American.
This is an LA Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Yolanda Lloyd, Tony Plana, Rose Portillo, Ruben Sierra, and Renee Victor. It was recorded before a live audience in June 1992.
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About Edit Villarreal
Edit Villarreal is
a playwright, screenwriter, and an assistant professor at the UCLA School of
Theatre, Film, and Television. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, where she
was raised by her maternal grandmother, Marta Garza, until the age of six. Her
school years were spent in San Antonio, but she returned to Brownsville to
spend each summer with Marta Garza. Villarreal received a BA in theater from UC
Berkeley in 1967, and an MFA in playwriting from Yale in 1986. My Visits with MGM (My Grandmother Marta) is
heavily autobiographical, and is based on a poem written in response to Marta’s
death.
About a full cast
R. F. Daley is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. His television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Dexter, The Office, Arrested Development, Boston Public, and Spin City, among many others. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard and was the voice of the military adviser in the video game Civilization V.