Bilingual Foundation of the Arts

Always great! I love the intimate feeling of the theatre. Wonderful plays! Keep up the good work. The area is a bit shady and you feel weird arriving but I’ve never had any problems.

Try his place is amazing! Very talented performers! I’ve been coming here for years! I’ve brought my mom, my sister, my aunt. They all love it! I almost crashed into. Edward James Olmos here!

Very intimate and personal experience.
The true joy of a small theater can be experienced here!
I went to my first play here and I will be back.
Nothing too fancy, but why is that necessary, let the art speak for itself.
Drinks and light fare were available for purchase.
I went, you should go — expand your horizons!

Very cool!
I attended a performasnce called «Okapi» when the theater opened up a while back, very cool, and it is in the «old county», so i wonder if there are still «ghosts» of prisoners around?

Went there this past weekend to check out Lorca’s Blood Wedding.
The place is hard to find, hidden behind industrial warehouses. Quite a small theatre, might fit about 100 or so. I was very impressed by the cast and enjoyed the intimate setting.
They have a little store to grab some wine, water or snacks during intermission.
I’ll be back to check out another show.

I am always captivated when I see old buildings that are refashioned for a whole new purpose than what they were originally intended — like a gas station that pumps fresh coffee as a coffeehouse, an elegant mansion that displays museum antiquities, or a mortuary which now sells prime real estate-​and I don’t mean graveyard plots. The building in question here is the Bilingual Foundation for the Arts. Their home was once a men’s prison. In the 1970’s, it was reborn as an art gallery and theater space.
BFA is known primary for doing plays that are performed in both Spanish and English. I came here to see a production of Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba. Since I can only order tequila in Spanish, I chose to attend during their English speaking weekend. Their theater seats a little over a hundred, with a large stage in a black box setting. The audience is quite close to the performers. They also served a really tasty Spanish red wine during intermission. There is a parking lot adjacent to the structure, but I found street parking directly in front. Its a little challenging to get to — I did get lost, but saw some new parts of Chinatown I’d never seen before.
The show was excellent, and my friend, Ana R, gave an outstanding performance. If you are an arts enthusiast, love Spanish and Latin culture, or enjoy really good theater, I suggest exploring this fine establishment. If you’re planning on seeing a play here, I would suggest calling to verify what language is being performed for what performance. It would not be a good thing to show up and not understand what the actors are saying. But if you speak both Spanish and English, then it shouldn’t be a problem.