THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY at Aurora Theatre Company

BUY TICKETS NOW at www.auroratheatre.org!

Bay Area Premiere
THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY
by Kristoffer Diaz
directed by Jon Tracy

Playing August 24 - September 30

In wrestling, as in life, behind every winner lies a really excellent loser. This smart, hilarious powerslam of a play features Macedonio "The Mace" Guerra, a middle rank Puerto Rican pro-wrestler who's made a career of being that loser. He thinks he's found his ticket to the big time in a charismatic Indian kid from Brooklyn whom he recruits as the perfect foil to wrestling star Chad Deity. But when their wrestling rivalry is used to exploit racial stereotypes to raise ratings, Mace wonders: is swallowing his integrity too high a price for the rewards of the media spotlight? Jon Tracy directs this Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning critique of pop culture and political correctness that "has the delicious crackle and pop of a galloping, honest-to-God, all-American satire" (The New York Times).

Featuring:
Rod Gnapp*
Nasser Khan
Dave Maier*
Beethovan Oden*
Tony Sancho*

Design:
Nina Ball sets
Clifford Caruthers+ sound
Jim Gross video
Kurt Landisman+ lights
Maggie Whitacker costumes

*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers
+Member, United Scenic Artists

Aurora Theatre Company,Aurora Theater Company,Kristoffer Diaz,Jon Tracy,Tony Sancho,Beethovan Oden,Nasser Khan,Dave Maier,Rod Gnapp,Berkeley Theatre,Berkeley Theater,Bay Area Theater,Bay Area Theatre,