A bilingual reading series that features two new plays from the Latine community: Pilar and Paloma by Milta Ortiz of Borderlands Theatre; Grandeza by Ernesto Luna Camargo, a founding member of Teatro Público de Cleveland.
PILAR AND PALOMA
By Milta Ortiz of Borderlands Theatre
Directed by Tania Benites
Performed in English on 7pm on Thurs., Nov. 30 and Sat., Dec. 2, 2023
After the newly built wall, Desert mourns her fallen Saguaros as Lupe rushes to get across the border. One mother’s grieving ripens another’s pregnancy and Zuri steps in to help Lupe’s twins. In a hurry, Zuri breaks desert convention and years later they must face the consequences.
Después del muro recién construido, Desert llora a sus Saguaros caídos mientras Lupe se apresura a cruzar la frontera. El duelo de una madre hace madurar el embarazo de otra y Zuri interviene para ayudar a los gemelos de Lupe. A toda prisa, Zuri rompe las convenciones del desierto y años más tarde deben enfrentarse a las consecuencias.
GRANDEZA
By Ernesto Luna Camargo
Directed by Obed Medina
Performed in Spanish, with English supertitles at 7pm on Fri., Dec. 1, and 3pm Sun., Dec. 3, 2023.
A teenager decides to come out of the closet and realizes that the entire world lives inside a closet, clinging to cultural traditions that have been wrong all their lives. In this black comedy the fight for acceptance will become a journey with no return towards an awakening in consciousness and for that we will need more than courage, we will need to shed ourselves as people.
Un adolescente decide salir del armario y se da cuenta que el mundo entero vive dentro de un armario, aferrándose a tradiciones culturales que han estado equivocadas durante toda la vida.
En esta comedia negra la lucha por la aceptación se convertirá en un viaje sin regreso hacia un despertar en la conciencia y para eso necesitaremos más que valor, necesitaremos despojarnos de nosotros mismos como personas.
Tickets are Choose What You Pay starting at $1 with no handling fees.
Phone: (216) 631-2727 ext 501
Email: boxoffice@cptonline.org
2023/11/30 - 2023/12/03
Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102
The James Levin Theatre is fully ADA compliant featuring a patron elevator and an all gender, wheelchair accessible restroom. / El James Levin Theatre es compatible con la ADA, con rampa de acceso y baño neutro con acesso para silla de ruedas.