Jeffrey Lo and Christopher Oscar Peña discovered their childhood connection while discussing the play 'malcriados,' which will have staged readings at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's New Works Festival. This festival, which runs from Aug. 12 to Aug. 17, showcases new works and often leads to full productions. Lo and Peña's shared neighborhood experiences in East San Jose influenced their collaboration. Peña, who has written extensively about Silicon Valley, expressed excitement about being part of the festival and returning to his community after being recognized for his work.
"When Jeffrey asked me to be part of the festival, I was like, fu****** finally. I've been writing about this community forever, and I'm so glad that he noticed."
"Finding out that he and Peña grew up in the same neighborhood was a really cool starting off point where a lot of work he does surrounds East San Jose..."
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