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Juan Jose Wing III Performs the Role of “The Buck” in San Pedro at The Relevant Stage

01-18-2008 05:13 PM CET | Fashion, Lifestyle, Trends

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Andrew Macatrao is Raised High by Juan Jose Wing III at "The Buck" in "Acts of Desperation"

Andrew Macatrao is Raised High by Juan Jose Wing III at "The Buck" in "Acts of Desperation"

Young, Twenty-something Juan Jose Wing III brings his gymnastics, body building and martial arts experience into the ballet studio, and out onto the performance floor of Warner Grand Theatre in The Relevant Stage’s “Acts of Desperation.”

Acts of Desperation is a new theatre production that combines an adaptation for the stage of a multiple award winning documentary film with a provocative one-act play while infusing both with modern dance.

The film by Roberta McMillan is Rats and Bullies: The Dawn-Marie Wesley Story, the play by William Mastrosimone is Bang Bang You're Dead, which due to its popularity with youth was made into a movie by Showtime Entertainment. "We are presenting the play" says Artistic Director and Founder of The Relevant Stage, Ray Buffer. "Our first "act" is the staged version of Rats & Bullies and our second "act" is Bang Bang..." Buffer continues, "San Pedro City Ballet will perform modern original pieces that introduce the audience to the central characters of each piece and climactic scenes. In addition video footage from the documentary film and new footage that supports Mastrosimone's work are added to give a rich, multimedia feel to the entire production.

Mastrosimone's play centers on a juvenile boy in jail for murdering five students at his school as well as his own parents. Haunted by his actions, we see inside the mind of a school shooter as he imagines his victims demanding to know why he did what he did. McMillan's film which has been abbreviated in content and adapted by The Relevant Stage both complements and contrasts Mastrosimone's work. In Rats & Bullies, the audience learns the story of a young girl pushed to suicide by three teen girl bullies. Relational aggression and "bullycide" are terms that have erupted into the public eye since the Dawn-Marie Wesley case.
Both “acts" focus as well on the ramifications of both young people's actions on their families and friends and the role played by the bystanders.

Juan Jose Wing III has been a student at San Pedro City Ballet for three years. He hopes to one day open a studio that specializes in dance and martial arts.

Buffer comments, “ Juan is spectacular in the dance numbers. He plays “The Buck”, a creature that represents all that Josh could be, strong proud and exquisite. The metaphor is a beautiful one both in Mastrosimone’s play, and in the dance choreographed by Cindy and Patrick Bradley. When Josh kills the Buck, he unwittingly kills his own future. As abstract as that sounds, this isn’t a story against hunting, but rather it is about choices, and how one choice can lead to another and another and another….”

Seating is still available by reservation only for schools that wish to bring groups of teens to the Thursday, January 31 - 1PM or Friday, February 1 - 1PM private performances of Acts of Desperation at Warner Grand Theatre. These are offered free to any school or youth group. Groups must provide their own transportation.

Acts of Desperation will have only 4 public performances beginning on January 31 2008 and closing February 3 2008. Tickets are only $15 for adults, $10 for Seniors and College Students and $5 at all times for Youth 18 years and under, at all shows. "Our youth prices also reflect our mission to engage and make accessible, theatre to teens." remarked Buffer.

Tickets may be purchased in person at Sacred Grounds Coffee House, next door to the theatre, or at Williams Book Store across the street from Warner Grand Theatre. The easiest way to purchase tickets is via internet at the company's website: www.therelevantstage.com, or by phone at 310/929.8129.

The Warner Grand Theatre is a 76-year-old beautifully restored arts venue in San Pedro's burgeoning, revitalized arts district at 478 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, California 90731.

The Relevant Stage
478 W. 6th Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

The Relevant Stage is a non-profit theatre company dedicated to presenting works that expose truths, engage minds and challenge hearts by underscoring relevant social issues through stimulating entertainment.

The Relevant Stage appreciates the kind support of The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and its official media sponsor for its 2008 Season, San Pedro Magazine and Long Beach Press Telegram. The Warner Grand Theatre is a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

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