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MAS - A STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD!
I am super excited to tell share this news with you! This summer the creative team of Milta Ortiz (playwright) and Marc David Pinate (director) moved to Tucson, Arizona to interview, write, and produce a docudrama play about the now infamous banning of Mexican American Studies classes in the Tucson Unified School District.
Their project titled
In Lak Ech: The Criminalization of Knowledge weaves the narratives of TUSD students, teachers, school board members, elders, journalists and historians with mask work, live music and ceremony.
This is a story that MUST be told! Milta and Marc need to raise $2,500 to pay for costs related to developing the script and a workshop production in June, and they are half way there! At these workshop performances, community members will have the opportunity to give feedback, helping Milta and Marc represent the Tucson experience as honestly as possible.
Please help us manifest this vision. The National New Playwright Network granted Milta a year long residency to write this docudrama based on the strength of the project and its historical importance. This is a completely GRASSROOTS effort. Every bit helps! And please spread the word.
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