Las Garcia - BEYOND ENCORE

Gabriela torches the stage and mesmerizes the audience with her intense passion and deft delivery. Her family pride runs deep and she skillfully inhabits and navigates through the influential women in her life in a measured, well-paced performance. I doubt there are many solo performers her age with her precociousness and sensitivity. She is a deep, beautiful soul and absolutely riveting. A must see!... full review

Performer Gabriela Ortega certainly has the chops to pull off a solo show. She is a charismatic performer who can switch emotions and characters at the drop of a hat. While it is good, I feel that the script could use some work. Her present day character - a college student yearning to learn more about her past and culture - is cute, but there are several subplots that she introduces that are never resolved. This leaves the character’s story feeling haphazard and unresolved. In stark contrast, the real meat of this show lies in her flashback character - a young singer who gets caught up in the 1965 April revolution in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The energy and urgency of this character is captivating and Ortega shines in the role. ... full review

Seeing Las Garcia was a breath of fresh air (even though it was hot in the theatre). Gaby has a brilliant mind, perfect comedic timing, emotion that can touch any heart, and a beautiful story that needs to be heard by all. If you see any fringe show it needs to be Las Garcia. The length is perfect, and at many times I forgot that it was only Gabby on stage. Also shout out to all the crew involved (love u Jess and Stephen and even Phil). They do amazing work as well. Much love the the Las Garcia family, you exceeded my expectations. ... full review

A deeply personal solo show about three generations of strong, passionate women written and performed by the talented, charismatic, beautiful Gabriela Ortega. She performed with a fury and spirit that was riveting. I couldn't take my eyes off her performance, nor my ears off her storytelling! Recommended.... full review

The thing about solo shows is that the entire experience of the performance relies on a single person. On the ability of a single actor to transport us to a place, to make us believe she is one or a dozen characters, on making us feel...something. And Gabriela Ortega made me feel a lot. I left "Las García" with the conviction that no one but her could have played these roles and told this specific story. It felt raw and intimate in the way that only someone with the life experience to back it up can evoke. She (the performer, the writer) is inextricably linked with the characters. It rings true. And that is all I can ask of someone who is putting on her first solo show. Gabriela manages to work past the limitations of the theater sp... full review

Must see show.... full review

GO SEE IT NOW !!... full review

Fantastic. Would recommend for sure!... full review

Gabriela Ortega's posthumous tale of three generations of "Las Garcia" takes center stage on her one-woman show of loss, confusion, and yearning to fill in the gaps of taken history by the April, 1965 Dominican Republic removal of leftist president Juan Bosch. Seen from the perspective of the grandmother, Ortega captures the role with vigor and purpose and encapsulates the story of an artist caught in the midst of revolution down to the minutia, through emotional and provocative stage presence, often catching the audience to be one with her story. Given the hour long format, the pacing can be rather quick, and the transitions can get muddled going from one to the other, this play is also densely packed, requiring the utmost attention to char... full review

I loved the show and highly recommend it. ... full review