Luis Alfaro, Associate Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group

Luis Alfaro is a Chicano playwright born and raised blocks from USC in the Pico-Union district of downtown Los Angeles. Luis is the Associate Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group, the resident theatre company of the Music Center of Los Angeles County, home of the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre and Kirk Douglas Theater. Luis is the recipient of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, popularly known as a “genius grant,” awarded to people who have demonstrated expertise and exceptional creativity in their respective fields. Support the show! Visit City Garage on Patreon and select the "$5 Animal Farm Friend" tier: www.patreon.com/citygarage. You can also make a one-time contribution on our website; please type "Animal Farm" in the Notes section of the PayPal contribution form: www.citygarage.org/support-us/ City Garage Theatre, based in Santa Monica, California, is excited to present “Animal Farm: Conversations on Theater and Politics with Steven Leigh Morris and Guests.” Episodes offer an engaging and thought-provoking look at current issues and ideas in world politics and how they’re reflected in theater. Viewer participation is encouraged and desired. As we navigate these troubled times and attempt to find solutions or simply a way to just communicate the best we can right now, we want to hear from you! Submit your questions here: https://citygarage.org/animalfarm This episode of "Animal Farm" originally appeared on YouTube on Oct 20, 2021.