AdvertisementMaggie Lopez, left, finishes an emotional story during the Parents and Caretakers Storytelling program at Casa 0101. As the pandemic dragged on, Casa 0101 and other small theaters began scrambling for ways to survive. Emmanuel Deleage, executive director at Casa 0101, says the new law could generate permanent closures, no matter how well-intentioned. Cielo Valenzuela, left, recites lines during an acting class at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights. As a boy, he and his sister took stage movement and dancing classes at Casa 0101.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 19, 2021 18:00 UTC