[OutVoice] Review: "A Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America"
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A WHITE CHOCOLATE MESS
Review
“A LULLABY FOR RYAN: The History of HIV/AIDS in America”
December 14, 2009
Solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada in the solo musical comedy “A
Lullaby for Ryan: The History of HIV/AIDS in America” – Photo by JASON
FIENHOLD-HAASIS
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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, 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.
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