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  • 1.  Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-29-2015 08:59

    I'm looking for plays by Latino playwrights, especially those featuring Latino characters, for a high school production. We want to broaden our program's appeal to our growing Hispanic student population. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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    David Arbogast
    Ashburn VA
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  • 2.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-29-2015 10:20

    I highly recommend Nilo Cruz' Anna in the Tropics. With minor language cuts, it could be done in high school.

    Check out his other plays as well!

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    Don Zolidis
    Cedar Park TX

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  • 3.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-30-2015 08:59

    Jose Cruz Gonzalez, Jose Casas, Roxanne Schroeder-Arce (not Latina herself, but writes beautiful Latino/a characters), Quiara Alegria Hudes

    A google search on "Latino playwrights" should also offer a lot of great options.

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    Lindsay Hearn Brustein
    St. Stephen's Episcopal School
    Austin TX

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  • 4.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-30-2015 14:26
    I love Jose Rivera and Frederico Garcia Lorca. There's also Life is a Dream by Calderon de la Barca.



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  • 5.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-30-2015 17:06

    I would suggest Mi Vida Gitana, by Danel Malan

    Infused with flamenco dance and Spanish language, this production is a modern, multi-cultural retelling of Romeo and Juliet.

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    Sara Phillips
    Educational Outreach Coordinator
    Reno Little Theater

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  • 6.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-30-2015 23:09

    Ariel Dorfman,María Irene Fornés, Lynne Alvarez...so many! 

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    Bradley McDevitt
    Drama Teacher
    Carolina Friends School
    Durham NC

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  • 7.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-31-2015 08:11

    The Oxcart by René Marqués and Macho Camacho's Beat by Luis Rafael Sánchez are older Puerto Rican plays that have been translated to English. 

    In the Heights is a newer one, and was very successful on Broadway. 

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    Karla Marcano
    Theatre Arts Teacher
    Robinson School
    San Juan

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  • 8.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 11-01-2015 05:41
    I saw a high school production of Marisol by Jose Riverá a few years back that was great.

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  • 9.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 11-01-2015 15:33

    David,

    Since you're in Northern Va (so am I), you might want to check with GALA Hispanic Theatre in DC. They might be able to refer you to some things that might not be on people's radar. They are a terrific company that produces shows specifically for Hispanic audiences.  http://www.galatheatre.org

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    Michael Bergman
    Teacher/Director
    Alexandria VA

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  • 10.  RE: Latino playwrights

    Posted 10-31-2015 15:44

    One of my favorite shows is called ¡Bocón!, by a playwright called Lisa Loomer. It's a lot of fun and uses a Mexican/Central American myth of the weeping woman, La Llorona. Really fun show! 

    -Riley

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    W. Riley Braem, M.F.A.
    Theatre Teacher
    Northwest High School
    Clarksville, TN

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