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  • 1.  Mexican American plays

    Posted 09-16-2020 08:56
    Does anyone have a list of Mexican American plays or authors that they can share? 


    Prof. J. Don Luna
    Instructor Theatre Education 
    Dept. of Theatre and Dance
    SAMC, CLA, TAMUCC


  • 2.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 09-17-2020 07:17
    There is a great collection of Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences plays called Palabras Del Cielo. In it there are great scholarly articles as well as some excellent contributions from Latina/o playwrights. 

    Here is the link to dramatics: https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/palabras-del-cielo.

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    Ralph Krumins
    Theatre Instructor
    Naples FL
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  • 3.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 09-17-2020 07:17
    Hi, Joseph,

    You can start with Octavio Solis' plays. (Playscripts.com)

    His play, Dreamlandia, takes place on both sides of the  Rio Grande border.

    Best,

    Joe Norton



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  • 4.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 09-18-2020 18:18
    Hi Joseph,

    There are a series of plays by the Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca that may fit the bill. Several years ago my advance drama students and the advanced Spanish Language students combined their talents to perform several of his plays in our Little Theatre.  We did  "Blood Wedding,"  "The House of Bernarda Alba' and some excerpts from several other of his plays and poems.  These are powerful pieces of literature and well worth the time.  We performed them in Spanish and English.  It was quite an experience.

    I hope this helps.

    Mack

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    Mack Dugger
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  • 5.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 09-19-2020 12:15
    Tlaloc Rivas has a reading of his play DIVISADERO is taking place this Wednesday on Signifying Nothing (theatre company) Facebook page live at 7pm pacific time if anyone wants to tune in: https://www.facebook.com/signifyingnothingtheatre
    Tlaloc is "a Chicano/Mexican immigrant of Cora/Nayarit descent with over 25 years of experience in community engagement, ​social activism, and theatre training/instruction."
    Another play of his is JOHANNA: FACING FORWARD: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/40632/johanna-facing-forward
     
    Check out Juliette Carillo's play PLUMAS NEGRAS: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/448542/plumas-negras
     
    Also, FABULOUS MONSTERS by Diana Burbano, is worth a look: https://newplayexchange.org/plays/5568/fabulous-monsters
     
    Finally, Tlaloc tells me that the 50 Playwrights Project is an excellent resource for other Latinx writers and their work: https://50playwrights.org/the-original-50/

    On behalf of my playwright friends and their colleagues, thanks so much for this thread.


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    Arlene Hutton, playwright
    Letters to Sala
    I Dream Before I Take the Stand
    Kissed the Girls & Made Them Cry
    As It Is In Heaven
    Susie Sits Shiva (EdTA commission)

    faculty, The Barrow Group, NYC
    arlene@barrowgroup.org
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  • 6.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 10-10-2020 20:19
    Thanks for everyone's input! This is so helpful!


  • 7.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 10-15-2020 19:46
    https://howlround.com/latinao-plays-young-performers is a piece I wrote on Howlround a few years ago. The comment section may also prove helpful.

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    Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
    Austin TX
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  • 8.  RE: Mexican American plays

    Posted 10-11-2020 07:01
    In addition to the wonderful titles suggested already, here a few more:

    Simply Maria, Or, The American Dream by Josefina Lopez (one-act satire about a teenage Mexican girl discovering clashes between her desires to succeed in the U.S.and her family's traditions)

    Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans (musical comedy for young audiences) by Karen Zacarias

    Mariachi Girl, Senora Tortuga and Sangre de la Luna (Blood of an Angel) by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

    Tomas and the Library Lady (adatation of the book) by Jose Cruz Gonzalez

    Oyeme, The beautiful and The Smartest Girl in the Wold by Miriam Gonzales (middle/high school)

    14 by Jose Casas (based on a true story re: smuggling across the border)

    Augusta and Noble by Carlos Murilla

    Dramatic Publishing has lots more!

    Jo Beth Gonzalez
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    Dr. Jo Beth Gonzalez
    Bowling Green High School
    Teacher/Drama Director
    419-3540-1011 ext. 1117
    High School Theatre Transforms Lives!


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    Jo Beth Gonzalez
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    Bowling Green City Schools
    Bowling Green OH
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