TheatreLAB: 'Valentino and the Chilean Heiress' (A Tango Fantasia)
The wealthy Chilean heiress Blanca DeMille meets Rudolph Valentino in New York in the 1910s when he’s a vulnerable, impoverished Italian immigrant struggling to survive as a dancer/actor. Blanca shocks New York society when she shoots her husband to death and undergoes a dramatic murder trial in this true crime romance. Valentino's relationship to Blanca forms part of the actor’s early rumor and legend, and it is presented in a highly stylized, tango-infused, fictionalized rendition. Written and directed by Guillermo Reyes.
TheatreLAB is a series of staged readings of new and original works in development. All proceeds from ticket sales go toward a scholarship fund for ASU theater students.
School of Film, Dance and Theatre
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