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Jose Martin Aveldanes

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“Caroline, or Change”—Exuberant Musical on Black Liberation, at Ray of Light, S.F.

“Caroline, or Change”—Exuberant Musical on Black Liberation, at Ray of Light, S.F.

September 20, 2019 Jose Martin Aveldanes

Millennial Notes Kushner & Tesori’s Boy & Maid Both Outsiders in 60s U.S. by Jose Martin Aveldanes Deprivation lies at the heart of 60s America, whether it follows color, gender, or social class. In “Caroline, or Change,” eight-year-old Noah is deprived of love; his stepmother Rose seeks independence; and their Black maid, Caroline, seeks reprieve…

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“The 39 Steps” Offers Mystery & Magic, at TheatreWorks, Mountain View

“The 39 Steps” Offers Mystery & Magic, at TheatreWorks, Mountain View

August 27, 2019 Jose Martin Aveldanes

Millennial Notes Leslie Martinson Turns People & Props into Time Travelers by Jose Martin Aveldanes After a night out in an London musical hall in 1935, a banal Englishman, Richard Hannay (elegant Lance Gardner), meets a mysterious, soon-to-be-murdered German woman. In the satirical and comic “The 39 Steps,” which spoofs the Hitchcock movie, Hannay…

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Jose Aveldanes

Jose Aveldanes

May 15, 2019 Jose Martin Aveldanes

Jose Martin Aveldanes is a doctoral student in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fitness enthusiast, an avid reader, concert-goer, and social butterfly interested in the arts. He mainly spends his time reading literature that deals with the issue of social class, children’s outcomes, and the institution of the family…

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