ONE OF THE GOOD ONES
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Playwright Gloria Calderon Kellett Director Laura Alcala Baker Scenic Design Chelsea M. Warren Costume Design Daniela Toscano Lighting Design Erica Lauren Maholmes Sound Design Salvador Zamora Production Photography Don Ipock.
PROMO VIDEO OF SET TOUR & INTERVIEW: here
critical response below
KC Studio, Vivian Kane: “Calderón Kellett has once again captured that magic with One of the Good Ones, a modern, Latine-focused take on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, now running at KCRep. One of the Good Ones opens on Ilana (Natascia Diaz), a wealthy Latina woman prepping her immaculate Los Angeles home (shout out to set designer Chelsea M. Warren) as she prepares to meet her daughter’s boyfriend for the first time. “
The Pitch, Kylie Volavongsa: “When you come from a family of immigrants, how do you know when the American Dream has finally come true? Is it when you build a smart home with a remote-control fireplace? When you hire chefs to cook the family recipes, because building generational wealth is a too-busy undertaking? Or is it when you stumble over the sounds of your ancestral language, so distantly forgotten that the words themselves have become a dream of their own? Let’s talk it through over dinner.”