“Their Dogs Came With Them” play about Mexican Americans & urban renewal (Oct. 18 to 20)

by Helena Maria Viramontes adapted for the stage by Virginia Grise Directed by Marc David Pinate OCTOBER 18 – 20, 2019 Friday & Saturday: Doors 5:30pm Showtime 6:00pm Sunday: Doors 1:30pm Showtime 2:00pm No Late Seating JULIAN WASH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK, 2820 S. 12th Ave Advance Tickets $20 General Admission $25 at the door Advance Reservations … Read more

Borderlands Theater presents “Sanctuary” play at Southside Presbyterian Church

“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

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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Shooting Columbus

SHOOTING COLUMBUS “How would your life be different if Christopher Columbus had been assassinated?” “Shooting Columbus is an immersive site-specific performance set at La Pilita Cultural Center, in which the audience walks through the space and encounters theater, performance and video installations. The work examines the consequences of time travel and the current resistance of … Read more

“Guera” play on personal survival

Guera: A Daring and Truthful Experience

Borderlands Theater proudly presents Guera written and performed by Lisandra Tena.

International Director Rebeca Mayorga

Guera runs February 1-12, 2017.

Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater, 330 S. Scott Ave. Tucson

THE PLAY

“Structurally innovative and emotionally riGueraPhotoThreeveting, Guera is the nuanced, unflinching story of one young woman’s struggle to survive while growing up with a drug-addicted mother and an overwhelmed, alternately tender and violent father. Drawing on years of supporting herself as a waitress, Tena sets her story in a Mexican restaurant; as the waitress, she banters with the audience, inviting them to choose the evening’s scenes from the menu: from chips and salsa to dessert. Will it be “Mom’s Yard Sale” or “Promises, Promises”? “El Mexicano” or “The Talk”? With each selection, she serves up a vignette from her life, moving seamlessly from engaging hostess to the characters that defined her life.

No matter the combination of choices, the play has an arc, and the audience gets the same story, albeit through different vignettes.

While each performance is different, depending on the scenes selected, every performance is a riveting, emotionally charged experience, celebrating the tenacity and triumph of the human spirit.”

For more information go to guerashow.com

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