”Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life,
or whether that station will be held by anybody else,
these pages must show.”
LA COPPERFIELD
COMING (OF AGE)
LA COPPERFIELD
FOSHAY THEATER 1/31 & 2/1
LA COPPERFIELD
The Personal History, Adventures, Experiences and Observations of South LA Teens in a live production and exhibition blending movement, theater and original writings.
INSPIRED BY THE NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS
Tickets Now Available ~ EMAIL: litlabslosangeles@gmail.com
This production culminates LA COPPERFIELD, this year's LitLab--an annual immersive study of the long form 19th century novel directed by Jacqueline Barrios for Foshay Learning Center seniors of the University of Southern California’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) program in their AP English classroom. Supported by the Dickens Project, LitLabs bring intensives, guest lectures, artist visits and design partners--creating an interdisciplinary, urban-based learning experience interested in imagining what it means to be a 21st century South LA urban teen reader of a 19th century novel.
For more details about the show and our pre-production festival, including a schedule and in-depth stories about students’ experiences in LA Copperfield, please visit litlab.ucsc.edu
AN EXHIBITION & LAUNCH OF "LA COPPERFIELD: THE FOTONOVELA EDITION"
On display at the Festival and evening shows, 1/31-2/1.
LA COPPERFIELD: THE FOTONOVELA EDITION is an installation inspired by ten installments of the photo-based comic serial written, designed and published by students of South Los Angeles. In the series, students relocate David's story to their neighborhoods, reimagining the places of Charles Dickens' novel in their own city. Ventriloquizing the first-person 19th century protagonist, students take us through all the ways their own personal histories, adventures, experiences and observations transform the urban world into their home.
