Barrio Daze at Hyde Park Theatre

Minority communities everywhere are under attack.

In the one-man comedy "Barrio Daze,” the ‘hood strikes back.

Following the critical and commercial success of “Gentrif*cked” and "Estar Guars!", the Latino Comedy Project and Hyde Park Theater present LCP Artistic Director Adrian Villegas’ critically-acclaimed solo comedy “Barrio Daze," November 9-18, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 PM.

Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous national election, "Barrio Daze" is a sprawling and irreverent one-man tour through the lives of nine unforgettable characters during a single fateful Election Day in the barrio.

With its poignant and rambunctious God's-eye-view of barrio life, “Barrio Daze” is inspired by the landmark monologue work of Richard Pryor and classic American films like Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” and Robert Altman’s “Nashville.” 

"Barrio Daze" tells the story of a nine very different characters whose lives overlap and collide in surprising ways — from a homeless borrachón (drunk) to an inspiring Chicano senatorial candidate running an underdog campaign against a rabidly right-wing good 'ol boy politician - characters all vividly portrayed by Adrian Villegas.

"Barrio Daze" mixes cultural humor and pointed social commentary for an emotionally stirring, laugh-out-loud funny portrait of Latino life in America, offering a message of defiance and uplift to a community under siege.

In “Barrio Daze,” hope comes to the ‘hood.

*Friday night performances will feature a post-show audience talkback with the artist.*

(NOTE: "Barrio Daze” contains some mature language and themes.)

CRITICAL PRAISE FOR “BARRIO DAZE”

The Austin-American Statesman called Villegas “an intelligent playwright and an exciting performer." The Austin Chronicle called “Barrio Daze” “both absurdly funny and dead-on insightful…A series of damn funny and poignant sketches…This is laugh-out-loud material. Adrian Villegas truly a gem.” 

A recent write-up of “Barrio Daze” by Dallas theatrical site onstagentx.com concluded, “The audience genuinely enjoyed this very funny show, and audibly let Villegas know they did. Indeed, there was a great rapport between this charismatic and smart performer and his Dallas audience.”

The Dallas Morning News said, "'Barrio Daze' is a free-for-all of social satire...The only answer is helpless laughter. Mr. Villegas' gift is in making we, the different people, laugh together.”

ABOUT ADRIAN VILLEGAS 

In addition to his acclaimed solo work, Adrian Villegas is also a writer, performer, and Artistic Director of The Latino Comedy Project (LCP), an Emmy-nominated multimedia sketch troupe whose show “Gentrif*cked” was called "a satirical masterpiece" and received "Best Of Austin" recognition from the Austin Chronicle, while their popular political sci-fi parody "Estar Guars!" was called "one of the funniest live shows I've ever seen."

The LCP’s YouTube comedy videos have received over fourteen million views worldwide and a comedy ad campaign they created for MTVTres was nominated for an Emmy Award.