Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers: a one-man show

Performances start at 8 pm both days

In partnership with the National Performance Network, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center will host award-winning performance artist José Torres-Tama for a weeklong residency from June 15-21. The residency will include student workshops, performances, and a “live art” lecture.

On Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 at 8:00 pm at the Guadalupe Theater, Torres-Tama will perform Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers, a sci-fi Latino noir one-man show that takes immigration head on by satirizing the status of immigrants as “extraterrestrials” and “exposes the hypocrisies of a system that vilifies the same people whose labor it exploits.” The show has sold out theaters across the country, including ones at Vanderbilt University and the L.A. Theater Center.

“José will resonate with a diverse audience,” said Guadalupe interim performance arts director Joel Settles. “As the struggle for immigrant rights continues to be a major issue for our country and our region in particular, this production explores it in an entertaining and thought provoking way. Immigration continues to be a controversial issue, which means it is a necessary issue for us to explore through art and performance.”