<p>&nbsp; &ldquo;Water is a vivid metaphor in Los Angeles. We live in a desert beside an ocean an existence of simultaneous want and plenitude.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Another lesser-known water source inspires The Ballad of Bimini Baths a trio of plays by local playwright Tom Jacobson. Bimini was a popular swimming and spa complex at the site of hot springs one block east of Vermont Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets operated from 1903 to 1951.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Jacobson makes this the nexus of a wide-ranging tale that pulls together events in L A history some of which occurred at the baths others not. His theme is sins in need of being washed away&mdash;racism as well as other moral failings.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;The intriguing result is being staged by three small theaters all running different plays ranging from 55 minutes to 1&frac12; hours.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;The final play is an inspiring tale of people working together to try to redeem the past and re-chart the future&hellip;<br />&nbsp; &nbsp;Bimini like many places in the early 20th century was racially exclusive. People of color were admitted just one day a month the day before the pools were drained and cleaned.&rdquo;<br />Daryl H Miller Los Angeles Times</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;Only a playwright as daring and talented as Tom Jacobson could imagine and achieve a project as mind-blowing as his fascinating informative Ballad Of Bimini Baths trilogy. MEXICAN DAY is the most accessibly crowd-pleasing of the bunch.&rdquo; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; StageSceneLA</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;Highly effective. This is a thought-provoking and powerful play&hellip;humor alternates with seriousness.&rdquo; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;LA Splash</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &ldquo;Tom Jacobson&rsquo;s insightful script intimately intricately interweaves ethnicity class sexuality and more in his story depicting a landmark Civil Rights struggle in late 1940s Los Angeles.&rdquo; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hollywood Progressive</p>
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