poster design by Nathan Kayser       

"The Earth Has A Fever!"

A group of friends are surrounded

by litter, trash and pollution...and they are part of the problem! When one of them turns into a toxic mutant -

it's up to them to save the Earth!

Thursday, March 29

4:30 pm

6:30 pm

Friday, March 30

10:30 am School Assembly

6:30 pm

Saturday, March 31

2:30 pm*

* Arrive early on Saturday and meet a few

of LA's best Environmental Organizations including:

The Audubon Society, Greenpeace, L.A. Storm Water,

TreePeople and the Hollywood Beautification Team!

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Irving Middle School

- The Auditorium -

3010 Estara Avenue

Los Angeles, CA  90065

[Click Here for a MAP]

admission is free to everyone

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The LACER Afterschool Programs in association with The Hot Topic Foundation

The California Arts Council and the City of Los Angeles

Cultural Affairs Department Presents

EARTH POP

Directed by

Cristina Frias

with Adrian Guzman and Tony Haney

Assistant Director Daniel Drew

Written & Created by Cristina Frias

and LACER's Irving Stars Teatro Workshop

Mervelin Aviles, Sarah Blanco, Jasmin Galindo, Chris Minana

Mary Mkhsyan, Margarita Naranjo, Angelica Nicolas, Edgar Perez

Philip Perez, Regina Prangan, Storm Soto and Derek Wlodyka

featuring

Daniel Drew, Cristina Frias, Adrian Guzman, Tony Haney

Juan Moreno, Will Seymour, Emmanuel Soriano

and Talisa-Marie Torres

Choreography Ralph Montejo

Costumes Melissa Reyes and Monica Cobian

Stage Manager Francis Bercero (LACER Student)

Multi-Media Scenic Elements:

Leo Bondani, Cristina Frias and Will Seymour

Sound Ralph Montejo

Props Donna Letterese

Lighting/Scenic Design Will Seymour

  Graphic Design Nathan Kayser

 Stage Crew Dr. Sell's Stage Crew/Leadership (Irving M.S.)

led by Jerry Mendez with Anajahncy Atilano, James Castro

Kalai Chik, Luis Ortiz, Connie Ruan and Alejandra Tellez

Rear Projection Scott Tuomey (The Fountain Theater)

Stage and Platform Jose Jaramillo (Steel Deck)

  LACER Youth Transportation by Jeanine DiTomasso

 Youth Study Guide Susan Philips and Will Seymour

LACER/CRF Intern Vanuhi Halajyan

Environmental Research/Assistant Producer Sandy Leerhuber

 Assistant Producer Ramiro Segovia

 Producer Will Seymour

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 Multi-Media Scenic Elements

Created by Leo Bondani, Cristina Frias and Will Seymour

with photography by the

Irving Stars "Art 101 Workshop" led by Annie Wharton

Amy Allen, Angeline Asencio, Briana Blanco,

Norma Cardosa, Albia Cruz, Kevin Estal, Itzel Hurtado,

Dianna Miranda, Jesus Ocampo, Ashley Ramos and Brooke Reyes

with additional Photography provided by

Anthony DiSalvo and Josephina DiSalvo

with excerpts from the following films:

 “Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance”

(1983) dir. Godfrey Reggio

“Baraka”

(1992) dir. Ron Fricke

“An Inconvenient Truth”

(2006) dir. Davis Guggenheim

Environmental Disaster Installation

Casey Donohue, Ramiro Segovia, and Will Seymour

with contributions from The Bancroft Stars, The Irving Stars

and LACER's Visual Artists

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Special Thanks

The Parents of the Irving Stars Teatro Workshop

Kimberly Noble, Principal, Irving Middle School

Paula Mang, Assistant Principal, Irving Middle School

Martin Nevarez, Plant Manager, Irving Middle School

Dr. Dave Sell, Leadership/Teacher, Irving Middle School

Melissa Reyes, Program Director, LACER's Irving Stars

Monica Cobian, Program Assistant, LACER's Irving Stars

Kevin Moran, Marshall High School

Lucia Aguayo-Huerta, Adriana Almazan, Gary Brown

Clare Carey, Jeanine DiTomasso, Souren Minasian

Katie Moore, Nancy Naranjo, Giovanni Ortega, Linda Ortiz

Susan Philips, Saqib Shaikh, Jarrett Smith

and Sharon Stricker

Cristina Frias - City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

Artist in Residence

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Photo Gallery

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    For more Information, to Donate or Volunteer

Please call LACER at (323) 957-6481

or email Will Seymour WS@LACERstars.org

News

● Read an article on the production of "Earth Pop" posted at the CRF Forum.

Press Release (PDF)

● Marshall High School students join the production of "Earth Pop"!

Study Guide

Earth Pop Guide (PDF)

Environmental

Resources

The Audubon Society

Bottles and Cans

 Generation Earth

Greenpeace

HBT

L.A. Storm Water

10 Things You Can Do

TreePeople

Thank You

to the following businesses for their generous support:

Jose Jaramillo and the team at Steel Deck for their generous donation of the Stage and Platform.

Scott Tuomey of the

The Fountain Theatre

Anawalt Lumber

Dick Blick's The Art Store

Sponsors

The Hot Topic Foundation

"Earth Pop" is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

The California Arts Council

The California Arts Council

(Artists in Schools)

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LACER

Afterschool Programs

Literacy, Arts, Culture, Education and Recreation

1718 N. Cherokee Ave., Suite A

Hollywood, California 90028

323 957-6481 tel

323 957-6480 fax

LACER is a non-profit

501(c)(3) corporation and all contributions are tax-free.

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