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Posted: 7/5/18 at 11:37pm
Wow, found this old thread because I am going to see this at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, CA next weekend. Looks like Joel de la Fuente will be in the production, which runs July 11-August 5, 2018. I read the reviews that I could find from the years it has been playing around the country, and it sounds interesting. Anyone else in the Bay Area going to see this?
Posted: 7/7/18 at 10:54am
I heartily recommend Jeanne Sakata's sensational ''Hold These Truths'' (July 11-Aug. 5 at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, Calif.). Joel de la Fuente, currently playing Inspector Kido on Amazon's ''The Man in the High Castle,'' gives a Drama Desk-nominated, one-man tour de force as American civil rights champion Gordon Hirabayashi (and 36 other characters). During World War II, Hirabayashi was a University of Washington student who openly defied the U.S. government's decision to relocate and intern Japanese-Americans, calling it discriminatory.
The U.S. District Court of Seattle convicted him of defying the exclusion act, and he would appeal his case all the way to the Supreme Court … and lose in 1943. He would be imprisoned and go on to become a professor, fighting for equal justice under the law for all Americans. In 1987, the U.S. Court of Appeals finally overturned his conviction, and in 2012, President Obama awarded Hirabayashi posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The word ''hero'' gets thrown around a lot, especially in an era of DC and Marvel action movies, but Hirabayashi was a real one. And de la Fuente makes you feel his trials and tribulations and triumph every step of the way. If you've ever wondered if one man can make a difference, Hirabayashi did, and it's an inspiring story for all. Here's a video clip of de la Fuente discussing his challenges ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm5xD-Z9vLE
Updated On: 7/7/18 at 10:54 AM
Posted: 7/11/18 at 1:47am
Jeanne Sakata's ''Hold These Truths,'' a salute to a World War II hero and his 50-year fight for civil rights, kicks off its run tonight (July 11) at TheatreWorks' Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. Break a leg to the entire cast: Joel de la Fuente! (It's a one-man show, and de la Fuente is incredible.) Plays thru Aug. 5. theatreworks.org.
Updated On: 7/11/18 at 01:47 AM
Posted: 7/16/18 at 1:11am
I thought the show was excellent! Run time was 1 hour, 40 minutes, no intermission. When I bought my ticket, there weren't too many empty seats, but there were a few empty ones today, including the side aisle next to me. I sat in row J, which was great. The stage seemed high, so the first few rows looked too close. Set is simple, lighting was very well done. Definitely worth seeing!
