Cesar and Ruben

The Santa Monica College musical about civil rights leader Cesar Chavez written and co-directed by Emmy nominee Ed Begley, Jr., has been selected for the prestigious 2012 Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival’s regional competition. “Cesar and Ruben” is one of 11 plays selected from 178 productions at 49 colleges and universities judged throughout the western region. The entries at the regional festival – which will be held Feb. 7-11 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah – will be judged for possible selection to be performed this spring at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.