A co-presentation of Colores Actors-Writers Workshop and ASU Gammage
“DREAM ACT”
A play in one-act by James E. Garcia
Directed by John Tang and Luis Avila
A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THIS PLAY:
This play will be presented in English and in Spanish in individual
performances each evening and during each matinee.
THE PLAY:Graduate student Victoria Nava came to the U.S.with her parents as a small child. She is undocumented, but dreams of practicing medicine in the United States (the only country she’s ever known). In the face of growing anti-immigrant sentiment she worries her dream may be slipping away.
WHEN: April 11- April 20
WHERE:Playhouse on the Park,1850 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, (Palm & Central)
INFO: Call 602-460-1374 or email or visit
TICKETS:Standard ticket prices will range from $10 to $14 and will be available at the door or online in advance via americanlatino.net/caww or at showup.com.
*APRIL 11 IS AN ‘AMERICAN DREAM FUND’FUND-RAISER*
The opening night performances on April 11 at 7:30 (English) and 9 p.m.(Spanish) are fund-raiser performances for the American Dream Fund, operated by Chicanos Por La Causa/Victoria Foundation. Money raised will be used to help fund scholarships for undocumented studentsattendingArizonaStateUniversity.Admission to the fund-raiseris $100 per personor $150 per couple.Fund-raiser tickets go on sale Monday, March 14, 2008 at the headquarters of Chicanos Por La Causa.
To purchase tickets for the fund-raiser performance only, call 602-257-0700 or go to CPLC headquarters at1112 East Buckeye Roadin Phoenix, AZ. Checks should be made payable to “American Dream Fund”. You may also purchase tickets using cash or a credit card. Your ticket purchase for the fund-raiser is a tax deductibledonation.
Special acknowledgements:
This production of “Dream Act”is being produced in alliancewith Cultural Arts Coalition, ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights, CADENA, Hispanic Institute of Social Issues, Chicanos por la Causa/Victoria Foundation, American Dream Fund Coalition, Community Advocacy Symposium (ASU Downtown), Aguila Youth Leadership Institute, Phoenix First Congregational United Church of Christ, and the 2008 Border Justice Festival and Film Event.
About Colores Actors-Writers Workshop:
CAWW was founded in 2002 by James E. Garcia. It is an incorporated non-profit theater company dedicated to the presentation and development of Latino and multicultural theater. Recent productions include:American Pastorela: The Shepherds’ Odyssey (Playhouse on the Park, 2007), A Mother’s Will (SMCC Performing Arts Center, 2007); In a Glass House: The Life and Times of Raul Castro (Herberger Theater Center, 2007).s