Part fact and part fiction, "Zoot Suit "is the film version of Luis Valdez’s critically acclaimed play, based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots in 1940s Los Angeles. Prominent Latino journalist Gustavo Arellano leads a question/answer session following the showing. 6:30 P.M. Nov. 13 at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana.

Performing by candlelight, this piano trio plays a program that includes Fazıl Say’s "Trio Space Jump" alongside two established masterpieces, Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio, Op. 97, and Saint-Saëns’ Trio No. 2. 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa.

This play captures the force and sensuality of Allende’s vision through Caridad Svich’s unique poetic spirit. Set in South America from 1920s to the '70s, the story is told from the point of view of Alba, the youngest of three generations of Trueba women, as the country moves through enormous sociopolitical change that culminates in a devastating dictatorship. Through Nov. 15 at Cal State Fullerton's Young Theatre.