Culture Clash (performance troupe)

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Culture Clash is a performance troupe that currently comprises writer-comedians Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas, and Herbert Sigüenza.^[1][2][3] Their work is of a satirical nature.^[4][5][6]

Culture Clash was founded on May 5, 1984, at the

Touring Around America

In the initial tour of Culture Clash, the group incorporated a wide variety of comedy sketches. However, the first tour led the group to start to consider other aspects of Latin culture in America. They began to notice that Latino's from different areas of America were experiencing life and culture differently. “Those experiences changed our work,” Montoya said. “We went from West Coast

Culture Clash (still) in America often uses the same sketches that were used 20 years ago with different twists and interpretations of the characters.[14] Although they decided to expand the scope of satire, the group believes that much of the script does not need tweaking due to the same relevance the content of their performances have regarding American society.

SAPO

This play has been published in the anthology Reclaiming Greek Drama for Diverse Audiences together with an interview with Richard Montoya.^[15]

The word sapo translates to the word frog in Spanish, and this play was reflected on

The plot pertains to a newly discovered Chicano band, El Sapo, which used their inspiration from the Latinx, tropical/funk-infused band, Buyepongo. They explain how they went through the difficulties of traveling in order to find success. Throughout their musical journey, they are on board the “tour bus to hell,” ^[16] and are face to face with scenarios that are filled with a collective amount of ethos that reflects on the truth and power behind living as if they are in a broken society that lacks any sort of stability. In terms of concentrated points of the play, one specific scene that is based on the hardships of living in an unbalanced society showcases a father and his daughter thinking their camping trip is going to be unproblematic. The father is having doubts while experiencing feelings of fear thinking about his current status of citizenship. He feels as if he has to constantly watch his back to avoid deportation and do anything to protect his daughter. The daughter expresses the opposite reaction while remaining in a calm state because she is confident that her knowledge of the DREAM Act will become useful if they are put in a situation that can potentially be tragic.^[17]

This play did not focus on one specific relevant topic, instead, it was complex, and incorporated various moral topics that can still be seen in today's current society. Culture Clash was able to adapt this into a satirical manner while also focusing on the importance of societal issues.

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