Becoming (MAR)
A new work by local playwright Maribel Martínez, Becoming (MAR) is a bilingual story of the importance of self-acceptance and the powerful medicine that is carried by ancestral teachings. When 9-year-old Mariela's performance at a school talent show goes wrong, she wishes not to be different anymore. Transported to the In Between, the land of the ancestors, she meets a sassy owl, an emotional tortoise, a singing prairie dog, an honorable snake, and a mischievous centipede.
Brought to life by a cast of 10-to-18 year olds.
Dates and ticket sales coming soon.
Becoming (MAR)
Una nueva obra de la dramaturga local Maribel Martínez, Becoming (MAR) es una historia bilingüe sobre la importancia de la autoaceptación y la poderosa medicina que llevan las enseñanzas ancestrales. Cuando la presentación de Mariela, de 9 años, en el show de talento de la escuela sale mal, ella desea no seguir siendo diferente. Transportada al lnBetween, la tierra de los antepasados, conoce a un pícaro búho, una tortuga emocional, un perrito de las praderas que canta, una serpiente honorable y un ciempiés travieso.
Traída al escenario por un elenco de jóvenes teatristas de entre 10 y 18 años.
Próximamente fechas y boletos.
Teatro Visión's operations and this production of Becoming (MAR) are made possible, in part, by the County of Santa Clara; a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José; SV Creates; Castellano Family Foundation; El Observador; La Oferta; Silicon Valley Community Foundation; Fleishhacker Foundation; Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation; Heritage Bank of Commerce; the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza; and Thor Audio Solutions.
