Chiclayo Peru Production Goes On The Road!

It started innocently enough with an invitation to some friends to come over to our house for lunch and then after eating if they felt like it to look at some photos of our recent trip to Chiclayo, Peru. Maribel and I had chosen a few photos that we felt captured the essence of Chiclayo and depicted our activities while there. We deliberately avoided an excessive number of those oh-so-boring pictures of relatives...you know what I mean, "Here's my cousin Maria looking left, here she is looking right, here she is smiling...." the kind of photos that soon have the viewers eyes glazing over. To our surprise, our friends, whom had not been to Peru were intensely interested in each and every photo, asking many questions both during and after the presentation. I use the word 'presentation' because we had copied the photos to a usb and plugged it into the television for ease of viewing.

A few days later we received a phone call from some friends of our friends, who asked if we would consider presenting our show to a gathering of people at their house. We agreed, showed the photos, and again were surprised at the depth of interest and many questions. 

A day later a priest from a Catholic Church (Our Lady of Considerable Distance from our House) phoned to ask if we would consider doing our presentation in the church auditorium during their Friday evening fish-fry, in sort of a dinner theater format. The priest said that they would handle the publicity and assured us an audience of at least 150 parishioners. When he asked for the name of our presentation for publicity purposes we were at a loss, never having entertained the thought. That was the moment when "The Sensual Sights and Sounds of Chiclayo Peru" was born. The presentation went well.

This coming Monday, April 11 at 1:00 PM will mark the final showing in Georgia of The Sensual Sights and Sounds of Chiclayo Peru. Just as it started, it will finish as an at-home showing for friends. Then we're on to bigger things. On Wednesday, April 13th we open at the Huntington Theater in Boston for a three-week run, followed by a two week engagement at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, prior to beginning a six-month residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

We are gratified at the interest shown in Chiclayo, Peru as evidenced by the reception we've received at each showing, by the intense audience interest, and by the many positive reviews of our presentation by critics from both print and broadcast media. Some recent reviews include:

* Chattanooga Times Free Press entertainment reviewer - "I couldn't find the Rossville address but I'm sure that I would have liked the show." 

* President Joe Biden - "They continually mispronounced Chicago."

* Marjorie Taylor Green - "Haven't seen it - won't see it. They're pro-Hispanic!"

* Donald Trump - "Pewooo is a gweat countwy. I admire the Mayan culture". 

* Will Smith - "It made me want to slap someone."

* Tennessee Governor Bill Lee - "Doesn't Peru border Alaska?"

* Georgia Governor Brian Kemp - "Yes, it does."

* Chicago Tribune - "The potato originated in Peru. They should feature potatoes."

* An unknown guy who walked in off the street - "Coulda been some popcorn."

Residents and visitors to Boston, Los Angeles and Las Vegas will soon be able to view the show that everyone's talking about - The Sensual Sights and Sounds of Chiclayo Peru. See you soon!

** Disclaimer - We do have photos on a usb of our recent visit to Chiclayo. We do have friends who have seen the photos. Everything else is a figment of the author's imagination.