La Cocina at LOFT Ensemble

La Cocina

LOFT Ensemble
11031 Camarillo St North Hollywood

LA COCINA looks at the back of house of a modern day NYC restaurant kitchen as cooks and waitstaff juggle orders, dishes, and their own dreams of a better life.

Thru - Feb 11, 2024

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 7:00pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 818-452-3153

www.loftensemble.org

La Cocina Reviews

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Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...The high-stress, high-intensity back-of-house goings-on at a classy New York City eatery come excitingly to life in Tony Meneses's La Cocina, the latest from North Hollywood's Loft Ensemble, and a particular treat for fans of Hulu's The Bear.:

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

"...Directed by Adam Chambers, the script provides a platform for 19 actors who perform with energy and enthusiasm. But while Irwin's play presents fully fleshed-out characters and a pronounced moral dilemma, La Cocina lacks sufficient depth and conflict. Most of the roles are thin and peripheral to the drama. As for the dialogue, it's loaded with restaurant parlay that may serve a purpose when setting up a story, but grows old quickly when it's woven so predominantly throughout an entire script."

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- Deborah Klugman

Peoples World - Recommended

"...La Cocina (The Kitchen in Spanish) is the work of playwright Tony Meneses, whom I had not previously encountered. Meneses was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and raised in Albuquerque and Dallas. His plays include Guadalupe in the Guest Room, The Women of Padilla, twenty50, The Hombres, and El Borracho. Aside from being a two-time recipient of The Kennedy Center Latinx Playwriting Award, he lists a string of associations with important theaters, festivals, drama workshops, and commissions."

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- Eric A. Gordon

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

"...Ultimately, each character is undeniably interesting, and the actors are carefully immersed in the constant and consuming chaos of the kitchen. La Cocina is one of those shows that provides each audience member a unique experience, all depending on which of the concurrent performances, relationships, and reactions you happen to focus on at any given moment."

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- Sika Lonner

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...The high wire act that is Tony Meneses’ play LA COCINCA is a feat that companies of greater capabilities than Loft Ensemble might not pull off. But there you have it. On a small stage in an easy-to-Miss Church next to a strip mall in North Hollywood, some real theatrical artistry is going down. Like the employees at a posh New York eatery, who spend hour after hour – night after night – cranking out delicacies while balancing their own lives, you may wonder how the production’s director Adam Chambers and his ensemble pull this endavor off."

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- Evan Henerson

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La Cocina Reviews

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

Peoples World - Recommended

Larchmont Buzz - Recommended

Broadway World - Highly Recommended

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