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APRIL 6. 2007 IUStlOUt37 theater Culture Clash 503 233-9224 www. wabigallery. net wabigallery@'aol.com Wa b i Gay director helms Spanish-language dramedy by Stephen Blair 320b SE Hawthorn«* Blvd. Portland. Oregon 97214 assion trumped practicality when gay ing openly about his childhood and his personal theater director Daniel Jaquez decided life. He speaks fondly of James Love, his partner for P what he really wanted to do with his life. , the past four years. “I’ve had so many partners over Raised in Juárez, Mexico, he earned the years," he says. “This relationship is about com a degree in mathematics at University of mitment and working through problems and Texas and became a successful actuary. “ becoming Then more compatible.” 1 started taking acting lessons in New York,” he IXiring the past six years Jaquez has grown quite explains. Smitten with stagecraft, he kissed his fond of Portland. “It’s a small big city or a big small steady goodbye paychecks and city—I’m not sure which," he says. became a New York-based freelance “I like it because it’s liberal and director. open, and I have opportunities to “I call myself a New York direc “It’s just for FREE. LOCAL. NOW. know artists here. It’s not as oppres tor, but I live in Connecticut,” he clarifies. justoutpersonals.com Close in City 3-fomes sive as 1 thought it would be.” business Though he’s clearly proud of purposes for pretentious people who Latino productions he’s done with Whether tjou are only hire New York directors.” Miracle and Artists Rep, Jaquez buying or .‘telling a Jaquez has worked on and off in worries that he might have painted home, it help» to have Portland since he did a residency with himself into a comer. “Now I'm only someone who know» Miracle Theatre Group in 2001. He being hired to do Latino theater," he the community on your won a directing Drammy for Miracle’s says. To potentially broaden his production of Icarus that year, and in Portland theater options for the 2003 he directed the compelling Two future, he hopes to network with Sisters and a Piano for Artists Repertory Portland Center Stage and other Theatre. Daniel Jaquez Prior to becoming artistic mainstream companies. Vargas Llosa and Tennessee Williams as some of his Sanchez met Jaquez through the Lincoln Center favorite playwrights. He has never written a full- Director’s Lab in New York and suggested he kx>k length play, though he has taken playwriting class into directing opportunities at Miracle. es and has written many individual scenes. “I need handle all kinds of material from a classically stylized draft to come out on the first try," he says. For now he’s happy to stick with directing. ing director, very respectful toward the actors, the “I’m a very physical director,” he says. “1 see actors Now he’s working with Miracle again for a pro duction of Rosalba y los Llaveros, a 1949 dramedy by as athletes. They need to build stamina so their KxJ- there with them as a cheerleader and a motivator." As a general rule he likes to take off his direc play will be performed by Teatro Español, a division tor’s cap when he goes to see a play. “I like to lie of Miracle that has the distinction of being the only back and let it take me as an audience member. Spanish-language acting ensemble in the Pacific But,” he admits, “that’s hard to do if there are horrible problems with the production." © ances will be subtitled. In the play Rosalba is an educated and arrogant Llaveros through April 28 at 525 S.E. Stark St. er to visit relatives in rural Veracruz. In her campaign Tickets are $15-$ 18 from 503-236-7253. to illuminate the lives of these country dwellers, she “All the characters grow because of the con flict," Jáquez says. “Rosalba affects her relatives K^evin SSI9 900 SI 330.000 Wndermere Cell: 503-491-4400 Office 503-284-7755 kevindeanQwindennerv.com Croon A Caplan Realty Group Inc Progress. Excel. Achieve. For every Portland police officer, there is a story... Willie Halliburton Detective "To make community policing work, it's important that we mirror our community. Therefore, we have to be aggressive in recruiting minorities and women in order to achieve that goal." M iracle T heatre G roup presents Rosalba y Ios young woman from Mexico City who joins her moth tells some lies and exposes some family secrets. needs. ies get used to the high energy level. I’m always up prolific Mexican playwright Emilio Carballido. The Northwest. 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