Daimary Sanchez Moreno’s new play taps into hot topic issue of immigration injustice
Obra de Teatro: Are you Bringing Something from Mexico?
Frida Kahlo Theater (View) Final Weekend! Catch Play, Aug. 3rd, 4th or 5th 2332 W. 4TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90056 United States
A play written by award winning playwright Daimary Sánchez Moreno (Tecate, Mexcio). A play that seeks to give voice to all those immigrants who in the attempt to obtain a better life have been victims of political persecution and social injustice. In Spanish with English Subtitles
@Teatro Frida Kahlo Theater Friday, August 3rd, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th Fridays and Saturdays @8:00pm, Sundays @6:00pm
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Off the Tracks Theater’s presentation of Are You Bringing Something from Mexico offers a timely and stark reminder that undocumented immigrants in the United States have often faced a biased and brutal justice system that violates their basic human rights. The play by Mexican playwright Daimary Sanchez Moreno is based on the real life stories of undocumented immigrants from Mexico: Maria Rosa Sanchez, who was falsely imprisoned in the 1980s and finally declared innocent 23 years later; Rosa Estela Olvera Jimenez who is currently serving a life sentence in Texas despite experts declaring she received an unfair trial; and Anastasio Hernandez Rojas who was beaten to death by border patrol agents in California in 2010.
Director Juan Parada explains, “Today’s headlines are shining a global spotlight on injustices at the border but the reality is that undocumented immigrants in the U.S. have been dehumanized for years. Are You Bringing Something from Mexico was written nearly a decade ago but it’s message is even more urgent and relevant today as thousands of immigrant families are being detained and put at the mercy of the U.S. justice system. The title comes from the question asked by Homeland Security at every port of entry into the U.S. For immigrants in search of a better life, the answer is both dreams and sacrifice.”
“Are You Bringing Something from Mexico” follows Don Adolfo, who leaves everything behind in Mexico to find his daughter, Maria, in the United States. Don Adolfo is unaware that his daughter is imprisoned, unjustly convicted of a crime. He is accompanied on his journey through the desert by a young, eager immigrant who is determined to reunite with his sister. Both Don Adolfo and his companion are, in reality, sprits on the journey. They are coldly identified as John DoF (Died on the Field) 1 and John DoF 2, just two more immigrants who’ve lost their lives in the desert as they journey north. In the United States, we meet Miraclo, a migrant farmer who is imprisoned after defending his brother from a fatal beating by border patrol agents. On the other side of the border, Mika, Maria’s daughter yearns for her mother and grandfather. Nana, Mika’s grandmother, cares for her and tries to protect her from their harsh reality.
Cast: Gerardo Dávalos, Henry Madrid, Fernanda Kelly, Jessica Pacheco, Bibiana Navas, Maria Ávilez, Licia Alonso, Mick Garcia and Raquel Salinas.
Directed by: Juan Parada Written by: Daimary Sánchez Moreno Produced by: Ivan Bernal and Off The Tracks Theater Company Stage Manager: Alexa Flores Wardrobe Design: Victoria Orantes Music Design: Luis Mitre Graphic Design: Brian Larios Lighting Design: Noah Gamboa Photography & Video: Carlos Mendez
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