From Lived Experience to Acting: Playwright Workshopx with Clayton Nascimento
Brazilian actor and playwright Clayton Nascimento, author of and actor in the award-winning and worldwide celebrated monologue "MA-CA-COS" ("APES"), will offer two workshops (on acting and playwriting, respectively) to the UCl community.
From Lived Experience to Acting: Playwright Workshop with Clayton Nascimento
Tue, Oct 20, 2026
12 PM – 1 PM PDT
Verano Community Center
From Lived Experience to Acting: Acting Workshop with Clayton Nascimento
Wed, Oct 21, 2026
12 PM – 1 PM PDT (GMT-7)
Verano Community Center
Additionally, from 2:00pm - 5:00pm PDT on Friday, October 23rd, Actor and playwright Clayton Nascimento will meet with translator Daniel Mazzarolo to discuss the translation of his award-winning monologue, MA-CA-COS (APES) which sheds light on his life as an Afro-Brazilian man in one of the countries where young men like him are most often murdered by the police. The monologue became famous for its political and theatrical intensity, blending biting humor with social critique. One of its most notable achievements was bringing attention to the case of Eduardo, a Brazilian boy murdered by police in 2015, which led to the case being reopened in Brazilian courts. This event will bring Clayton and Daniel Mazzarolo, who translated his monologue into English.
The event will take place in hybrid form, on the UC Irvine campus (Social Ecology II 3384) and on Zoom. Participants will receive the Zoom link on the day of the event.
RSVP form for "From MA-CA-COS to APES: A Translation Workshop"
