ALMA
By Benjamin Benne
Directed by Catherine María Rodríguez
Online : 08/18/20 - 08/22/20
This is an online reading as part of our Digital Season.
A mother, a daughter and the thread of an American Dream. Working mom Alma has singlehandedly raised her daughter, Ángel, on tough love, home-cooked comida, and lots of prayers. But on the eve of the all-important SAT, Alma discovers her daughter isn’t at home studying. A schooling and la chancla await Ángel at home—but so does a creeping realization that more’s at stake than just a test score. A sacrifice from Alma’s past weighs heavy on their present; now, Alma fears that her worst nightmare may soon be their reality. Will the American Dream cost them a life together?
Photos by John Moore for Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 2020 Colorado New Play Summit
Our Staff understands that the African Diaspora extends to many communities including those of Black of Hispanic origin. To our Afro-Latinx brothers and sisters, we know that silence is complicity. So we want to make it clear. We see you. We are with you. Your lives matter.
Community Conversations
Migration, Liberation, and Belonging: A Conversation on Black Immigrant Freedom Struggles in the U.S. – August 20 at 5PM: An in-depth panel discussion about the Afro-Latina perspective and deep-rooted issues facing people of color.
Talk Back – August 22 at 3PM: Watch the reading and then hear a discussion with the playwright, director and actresses.
More info: https://arizonatheatre.org/show/alma/
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