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 I Welcome To New Carpa Theater! New Carpa Theater Company was founded in 2002 by James E. Garcia. The company incorporated in 2006 and is launching its third full season this year. The company focuses on Latino and multicultural theater works. Current Productions…A special fund-raiser performance of “The Tears of Lives” in support of the Arizona Advocacy Network (azadvocacy.org)
*Two Nights Only*
“The Tears of Lives”Written by James E. Garcia and directed by Luis AvilaAs featured in the Arizona Republic: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/03/23/20100323asu-border-justice-event-tempe.html
ABOUT NEW CARPA: This production is being staged by New Carpa Theater Co. (newcarpa.org) at the invitation of the annual border justice series event organized by the social justice and human rights graduate degree program in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Conference activities are scheduled on the West campus on March 24 and 25, while the Downtown Phoenix campus — Civic Space Park — will host events March 27. The conference is staged by students and faculty in the Master’s of Social Justice and Human Rights degree program at the West campus. This year’s conference is titled, “Families, Justice and the Border”, and will feature forums, exhibits, as well as cultural, film and theatre performances, and community education activities.
For more information about New Carpa Theater Co., call 623-252-2772 or visit newcarpa.org.
This show is appropriate for general audiences, includes some mild profanity. Upcoming ProductionsNew Carpa Theater Co. in association with The City of Globe present a special limited performance of…
“The Mighty Vandals”Written by James E. Garcia and directed by Barbara Acker
The story of the 1951 championship Mighty Vandals high school basketball team. Three years before the U.S. Supreme Court ended racial segregation in the public schools, a team of predominantly Mexican American teens living in Miami, Arizona went undefeated and clinched the state championship. The Mighty Vandals Play Production and Prom Dance Coming to The Center May 2ndCobre Valley Center for the Arts on Sunday May 2nd in Globe, Arizona. (www.cvarts.org) Performances at 1, 3. and 5 pm. The price of each ticket is 15.00. Later that evening at 7 pm, there will be a special “Prom” dance featuring music from the 1950’s. Admission to the dance is included with the purchase of the Mighty Vandals ticket, so save your tickets! Tickets are available at the Center front desk for purchase. For more information, please call (928) 425-0884. (A special talkback session with the playwright and director is scheduled to take place immediately after each performance)For more information, you may also contact info@newcarpa.org or 623-252-2772.Recent Productions…A Mother’s WillYou think your family is crazy… What about Mary’s? Her husband Miguel sees no reason for staying sober; her daughter Rachel is a muppie (Mexican-American yuppie) doctor who can’t be in the same room with her sister Annette, a super-Chicana channeling Frida Kahlo; and son Mike is worried whether coming out of the closet will kill his mother outright. All Mary wants is for everyone to get along… so she can join the family of ghosts in the living room. Show runs March 5-14, 2010. See the A Mother’s Will page for detailed show times, venue and ticket information. Dream Act, encore performance at Catalina Elementary School in Phoenix — Thank you all so much for coming to see this encore performance! Dream Act, the story of an undocumented student’s dreams of medical school, and the challenges she faces in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment, was well received and appealed to be our English- and Spanish-speaking patrons. We are already in discussions with at least one additional showing at a Phoenix-area school. Visit the Dream Act page to read about the show, and feel free to contact us if you would like to request a performance near you. American Pastorela: The Saga of Sheriff Joe made us laugh, made us think, and even stirred a little controversy! Thank you to all who came out to see this year’s show — we already have ideas for next year’s continuing saga. Additional media updates will be post to the American Pastorela page as coverage continues. The Mighty Vandals was well-received, and we thank you all so much for attending. Keep checking New Carpa’s web site for media updates! Thank you for making The Tears of Lives, the story of three children left to fend for themselves after the deportation of their parents, such a great success. Sign up on our mailing list for notice in the future if we are able to restage this show! |
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