Culture Clash Theater Group

As I was researching Mexican-American theater I ran into something very interesting. Often you really don’t hear much about Mexican American Theater or any kind of plays that depict Mexican Americans so to me it was odd to find a theater group that used a lot issues that revolved around our community and used theater as a way to bring them to the forefront of American Discussion. Founded on May 5th, 1984 (Cinco de Mayo) in San Francisco's Mission District, Culture Clash is Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza. They have become the most prominent Chicano/Latino performance troupe in the country. Their work gives immediate dramatic voice and expression to people in a certain time and place. What I gather from this group is that they not only Tackle the clashes that we face as Mexican Americans but they also incorporate other Races as well into their skits, so it dives into problems that we all face here in the United States and often but a comedic feel to it. Culture Clash made television history with the first-ever Chicano sketch TV show: Culture Clash, which aired on several Fox syndication markets. In 2002, Culture Clash produced interactive video installations for Cheech Marin's Chicano Now--American Expressions national touring art show. "Culture Clash is the recipient of numerous awards, commissions and grants, including a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Latino Spirit Award, the Los Angeles Hispanic Media Award, the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Theater Group, The Liberty Hill Foundation award and dozens of city and state proclamations commendations." It is great to see that their are people out there willing to tackle issues that most of us only talk about but never take action on. It’s great as A Mexican American to be able to associate with a group like Culture Clash.