Upcoming: Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz, Texas State University, October 4 - 9

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presents

directed by Jeremy O. Torres

October 4 - 8 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m.

Texas State University Theatre, 430 Moon Street, San Marcos (click for map)

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of Cuban exiles working in a cigar factory in Ybor City (Tampa) Florida in 1929. When a new lector, perhaps the last to ply his trade, is hired, their lives are forever altered. As the lector reads from Anna Karenina, he casts a spell over the workers, transforming their passions and desires through the affirming power of art. That the love they seek may result in a tragic end is ordained as much by the story of the Russian noblewoman Anna as it is by the actions of the workers themselves.

Upcoming: Basilica by Mando Alvarado, Texas State University, September 17

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The Texas State University

Black and Latino Playwrights' Conference

presents

BASILICA

by Mando Alvarado

directed by Ruben Gonzales

September 17 at 7:30 p.m.

PSH Foundation Theatre, 430 Moon Street, San Marcos (click for map)

1982. San Juan, TX. Father Gonzalez returns to his home parish to face the indiscretions of his youth. His return causes those around him to question their own guilt bringing about an explosive revelation. This

Upcoming: Columpio by Joe Luis Cedillo, Texas State University, September 17

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Texas State University

Conference of Black and Latino Playwrights

presents

COLUMPIO (The Swing)
by Joe Luis Cedillo

directed by Carlos Jose Murillo

September 17 at 2 p.m.

PSH Foundation Theatre,430 Moon Street, San Marcos (click for map)

House of Recuerdos (Memories) The house I grew up centered around the kitchen. My sisters and I ate all of our meals, gained access to the sandbox in the backyard, swing set, climbing and exploring the hill in our backyard. School books on the table, dinner conversations, smells of tortillas, growing plants in mayonaisse jars, our music and our parent’s, folding laundry, building a model solar system, band-aids, and love. All kinds of love. It was the canvas of roughly 30 years of my life. I grew up Chicano. During the Civil Rights era, my parents like many Mexican-Americans in the Southwest—and that generation of American youth—struggled for political recognition, created a positive self-image and identity. They marched, participated in sit-ins, and created their moment in history. It was earned through community organizing, civic pride and social consciousness as well as tear gas, police beatings, and blood. American is my citizenship, Mexican our heritage—but Chicano was who they fought for me and my sisters to be recognized as. It was a point of pride when we moved out of the barrios. Restrictive housing laws and Homeowner’s Associations that could once legally bar Mexican-American or African-American families from ownership were repealed. Families now had access to new tract homes with large yards and better schools where college was a tangible reality. It was the pride my father had in driving up our driveway and mother had in ensuring our house stayed perfectly ordered and clean. Our family life in our hous can be seen in the Polaroids my dad took. Birthdays, baptisms, graduations, my Marine Corps going away party. This play is a work of fiction, but is very much the home I carry inside me. On Feb. 21, 2005, while I stood with my mother and father, sisters, nephew and nieces, a landslide obliterated the house I grew up in.

Playwriting Competition: MetLife Nuestras Voces Seeks Latino Themes

Found at the Collective Leverage blog of Chicago Theatres, February 3:

Playwriting Competition

2011 Met Life Nuestras Voces

GUIDELINES FOR THE 2011 MET LIFE NUESTRAS VOCES NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

In 2000 MetLife Foundation and Repertorio Español joined forces to establish The MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition in the hopes of discovering new American plays by established and emerging playwrights writing about the many themes and topics relevant to the Latino communities across the United States—plays that may be under the radar in other venues. It has been our privilege to promote and develop new plays, encourage bright new talent to continue writing plays by providing this forum.

REQUIREMENTS:
*Please read carefully. Plays that do not meet the requirements will not be read.
-Playwrights may be Latino or of any other ethnic or racial background as long as the play’s subject matter and characters resonate with Latino audiences and accurately depict the Hispanic experience.
-No screenplays, one act plays, musicals, adaptations or translations will be accepted.
-New and un-produced plays preferred. Plays that have had readings or a workshop production are acceptable.
-All plays must be original and full-length (minimum running time: 1 hr., 30 min) and can be written in Spanish and/or English.
-Playwrights must be at least 18 years of age and residents of the United States or Puerto Rico.
-Previously submitted scripts are accepted unless they have already placed in the top 10.

SELECTION PROCESS:
-Each script will be read by two independent judges selected by Repertorio Español, on a blind submission.
-Winners will be announced six to seven months after the deadline.
-Each participant will be notified of the results by e - mail. We request that participants do not contact the office to inquire about the competition’s results.

PRIZES:
Round 1: Finalists will receive a staged reading at Repertorio to further develop the script.
Round 2: Grand Prize Winner: $3,000 and a full production at Repertorio Español
2nd Place: $2,000 3rd Place: $1,000 Two runners-up will receive $500 each

Click for additional information and link to online application form