CHICANO EPIC: Luis Valdez's classic immigrant story comes to San Jose at the Center for Employment Training.

This classic of Chicano street theater by El Teatro Campesino visionary Luis Valdez was first staged in 1974. It tells the epic story of Latino farmworkers in America, largely through the story of one idealistic Mexican who comes to the U.S. for a better life, only to be tricked and exploited at every turn. The play (translated: The Tent of the Underdogs) tells its tale with the use of the plaintive folk ballad known as the corrido—a narrative tradition that Mexicans have used to cope with life’s misfortunes for generations. The show has two performances: Friday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm. (WB)

La Carpa de los Rasquachis
Fri, 8pm, $25+
Center for Employment Training, San Jose