Milta Ortiz

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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“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

Más at Temple of Music and Art

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Más by Milta Ortiz Directed by Marc David Pinate Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Based on a true story. A community struggles to hold onto their history, identity, and humanity as they fight to save Mexican American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District. Más was commissioned and developed at Borderlands … Read more