"This time it's A Driving Beat, a 2024 New Works Fest favorite that rides a somewhat unusual story line a mother-son road trip to explore how bonds can form from uncommon backgrounds. Directed by acclaimed Bay Area theater-maker Jeffrey Lo, Driving Beat works off a script full of great storytelling and clever insights not to mention hip-hop music to tell an engaging story of a White mother and her Latino son trying to forge a relationship."
"The action centers largely on two actors, Jon Viktor Corpuz (as Mateo, the hip-hop-loving son) and Lee Ann Payne (as the mother, Diane). Sound designer Cliff Caruthers and beat maker Carlos Aguirre help establish the driving beat. Details: Performances through Nov. 23; Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts; $49-$79; find tickets, schedule and information special performances at theatreworks.org. Randy McMullen, Staff Scofield, at any age, is a treat What's the difference between John Scofield's Combo 73 and Combo 66? Pretty much only the number."
A Driving Beat follows a White mother and her Latino son on a road trip that explores how bonds can form from uncommon backgrounds. The play incorporates hip-hop music and emphasizes intimate storytelling and developing relationship dynamics. Jeffrey Lo directs a script by Bay Area Chicanx playwright Jordan Ramirez Puckett. Jon Viktor Corpuz portrays Mateo and Lee Ann Payne portrays Diane. Sound designer Cliff Caruthers and beat maker Carlos Aguirre establish the driving musical pulse. Performances run through Nov. 23 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts with tickets priced $49–$79. Jazz guitarist John Scofield continues performing with longtime collaborators Gerald Clayton, Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart.
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