Dancing, music, food, and more were served
up at the Latin American festival, which hit the WTA lunchroom on
October 27. At 8:30 in the morning students and staff were
running around the school getting everything prepared for a successful
festivity day. Food was brought in and handmade decorations were being
put up, students were practicing their dance routines and rehearsing
for
the play. By 9:15, Teacher Gavin Torrisi’s drama students took
the stage to perform a scene from the play Zoot Suit, by Luis Valdez.
The
play is about the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and Zoot Suit riots of the
1940’s. The courtroom drama had the audience’s full attention for the
twelve-minute performance. Students Julian Martinez and Jerome Ramsey
played the attorneys and student Mario Thomas played the judge. On the
stand as the witness, Della Barrios was played by student Stephanie
Ortiz. Finally, student Abelardo Delgado played The Pachuco, a mythical
stylized tough-guy figure in a flashy zoot suit.
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