Categories: Curtain Call

RLn THEATER Listings: Aug. 25, 2014

Sept. 5
Pocho in the House
Pocho in the House will be performed at 8:30 p.m., Sept. 5 through Sept. 7 at the Found Theatre in Long Beach.
The show usess humor to break down stereotypes and promote cross-cultural understanding. It is a one-man show about growing up as a Mexican-American in California.
Tickets are $15.
Details: (562) 433-3363; foundtheatre.org
Venue: Found Theatre
Location: 599 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach

Sept. 12
Long Beach QFilm Festival
Tickets for the 2014 Long Beach QFilm Festival are on sale now.
The weekend will open at the Art Theatre the evening of Sept. 12 with the Long Beach premiere of Appropriate Behavior, and the Los Angeles area premiere of My Straight Son (Azul y No Tan Rosa). An Opening Night party will take place between screenings at The Center. To stay up-to-date on this year’s screenings and events, or to purchase tickets, visit the QFilms site here.
Check out the lineup for this year’s festival here.
Appropriate Behavior is an New York City-based comedy about the romantic misadventures of a bisexual Iranian-American woman. Azul y No Tan Rosa is an award-winning Venezuelan drama in which a gay man struggles to connect with his teenage son from a previous relationship. An Opening Night party will take place between screenings at The Center.
Other narrative and documentary features selected to screen on Saturday and Sunday include Happy End?!, Letter to Anita, Cupcakes,Out in the Night, Boy Meets Girl,” Blackbird,” Transvisible: The Bamby Salcedo Story and Tru Love.
CLICK HERE for more information.
Details: http://qfilmslongbeach.com/

Terelle Jerricks

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