A Boy Named Cesar – ASU West
This is a free performance.
Please note that seating is limited.
The Hispanic Heritage Committee at Arizona State University presents
A Boy Named Cesar
Cesar Chavez
A one-act play written by James E. Garcia and Julie Amparano
Directed by Terry Earp
September 15, 2009
Reception at 6:00pm In La Sala
Performance at 7:00pm Second Stage West
Arizona State University, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road , Phoenix , AZ [ Map ]
About the show: The nation is mired in the Great Depression and 10-year-old Cesar Chavez
and his family have learned they’re being evicted from their Yuma farm. In the days before
they depart, Cesar goes to fetch water from the backyard well when the ghost of his grandfather
reveal the promise of his future as one of the nation’s great civil rights leaders.
Reception and Performance are free to students, faculty and the community. The performance will last approximately one hour.
Donation to the Non-perishable Food Drive requested.
Illustration by Yuyi Morales
