Marc David Pinate

Borderlands Theater presents “Sanctuary” play at Southside Presbyterian Church

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“Based on real people and events Sanctuary chronicles the Tucson birth of the 1980’s Sanctuary Movement.

In 1981, when Carol and Mica find out about detained Salvadorans fleeing civil war, they set out to process political asylum applications. After they meet Victor, a Salvadoran in a Border Patrol detention center, they realize they’re going to need help. They call on Father Hartford, who is first to meet Nidia, another Salvadoran with strong but different opinions on the Salvadoran civil war.

Carol and Mica enlist pastor Jeff Chord of Southside Presbyterian Church, who sits on the National Presbyterian Council and before long Quaker Will Hewitt joins the group with ideas of his own. As the number of detained Salvadorans and Guatemalans continues to grow, the group must choose whether or not to stand up for what they believe. Will they choose the law of man or the law of God?

Sanctuary kicks off a trilogy of plays dealing with immigrants seeking refuge in the U.S., exploring the U.S. involvement in Central America, its consequences, and response.”

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21st Annual A Tucson Pastorela

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Written by Milta Ortiz and the Ghosts Writers

directed by Marc David Pinate

Leo Rich Theater (Tucson Convention Center)

Dec 14 – Dec 17, 2017  Thurs- Sat 7:30pm, Sat & Sun 2pm

“A Tucson holiday tradition for 21 years! Archangels send a group of shepherds on a harrowing journey to meet El baby Jesus. But first they must make it past ornery devils. A Tucson Pastorela is generously infused with musical numbers, and farcical satire lampooning 2017’s biggest political and pop cultural events.”

Prices are:

$27  General
$22  Senior
$16  Student
$10  Children 16 and under

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Borderlands’ “Building the Wall” play at Temple of Music & Art

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Written by Robert Schekkan

Directed by Marc David Pinate

September 27 – Octover 15
Cabaret Theater, Temple of Music and Art 330 S. SCOTT Ave, Tucson

“NNPN Rolling World Premiere of Building the Wall — The newest play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan(The Kentucky Cycle, All the Way, Hacksaw Ridge), directed by Marc David Pinate. It’s the very near future, and the Trump administration has carried out his campaign promise to round up and detain millions of immigrants. Now, a writer interviews the supervisor of a private prison as he awaits sentencing for carrying out the federal policy that has escalated into the unimaginable. This riveting, harrowing and illuminating drama delivers a powerful warning and puts a human face on the inhuman, revealing how when personal accountability is denied, what seems inconceivable becomes inevitable.

Building the Wall will be produced at Borderlands Theater as part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Other partnering theaters are The Fountain Theatre (CA), City Theatre (FL), Curious Theatre (CO), and Forum Theatre (DC), with support from Paul Prokop. For more information please visit nnpn.org.”

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“Sonoran Shadows” shadow play on Oct. 14 & 15

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SONORAN SHADOWS October 14-15, 2016 By Milta Ortiz Excerpted and adapted from Patricia Preciado Martin’s El Milagro and Other Stories Art Direction by Cristina Cardenas Directed by Marc David Pinate “Los buquis (kids) from the ol’ neighborhood have front row seats to Nana’s Sunday Matador ritual, a girl who always wanted to be a dancer, … Read more

The Migration Project

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THE MIGRATION PROJECT, a theatrical docudrama exploring human migration and our efforts to claim home, opens November 14th in a collaborative workshop production with ZUZI! Dance Company. (press release)
Playwright Eugenia Woods utilized input from refugee, immigrant and indigenous communities to shape this theatrical work. The play weaves together stories of 5 central characters from Mexico, The Hopi Nation, China, Zimbabwe, and one composite character representing the voices of refugee women from Iraq, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Blending actual interview material with dramatic writing, Woods’ play examines what compels these characters to leave home, what they are forced to leave behind, and how they attempt to create a new home in a foreign land.

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