Drunken Cubs fans are an easy target, and considering i.O. Theater's heart-of- Wrigleyville locale, the drunken Cubs fans (female division) portrayed by Wendy Mateo and Lorena Diaz quite likely resemble the very people you just brushed past on your way into the theater. That is good comedy.
As a duo, the women perform under the name Dominzuelan, and their material reflects their shared Latina backgrounds (Dominican and Venezuelan) and their experiences as young women in America.
"People in the City" is their first sketch show at i.O., and it contains the kind of sharply honed humor that isn't afraid to stare down cultural stereotypes -- even stereotypes other than their own. The opening scene has them playing a couple of biddies grilling their waitress about her exotic looks and Latina ethnicity: "You could pass for Jewish!" READ FULL STORY
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