San Antonio's own Jade Esteban Estrada has staged his one man show that spans over twenty years of the history of AIDS in America. A daunting task, one might think, especially in a rather short production. I defer to Shakespeare, who wrote "Brevity is the soul of wit".
Each of Estrada's historical archetypes are so beautifully played, in turns tragic, comic and hopeful. Mess hopes that y'all will catch this show next time it plays locally, as Estrada has been touring the nation with it and his other on-going projects. Not only is it powerful in the theatrical sense, it also has a profound educational component - and that component is weaved seamlessly into the show. There's no hard hitting "message", and let me quote Samuel Goldwyn on "messages" in entertainment - "Messages are for Western Union".
Estrada truly shines. Ryan would be proud. http://www.getjaded.com/
mess you are so right
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I too saw jade's show and was blown away by his talent and message
kudos to jade