Benefit Performance:
Valley of the Heart by Luis Valdez
National Compadres Network partners with El Teatro Campesino, September 20, 2013, 8:00pm!
El Teatro Campesino announces the first production of the new play “Valley of the Heart” written by Founding Artistic Director, acclaimed American playwright and father of Chicano Theatre, Luis Valdez.
Special Feature: Meet Jerry Tello, Director of the National Compadres Network and Luis Valdez for a Q & A after the show.
"Valley of the Heart"
is a love story, the dramatic interaction of two share cropping
families – the Yamaguchis and the Montaños - during the trying days of
World War II. From the foothills of Northern California’s Santa Clara
Valley, “the Valley of the Heart’s Delight,” in 1941 to Heart Mountain
Internment Camp in Wyoming in 1945, this “memory play” is about the
marriage and ultimate survival of Teruko “Thelma” Yamaguchi and Benjamin
Montaño, and the birth of their son in camp. “Valley of the Heart” is
described by the playwright as a “kabuki corrido.” The staging of the
play will draw from conventions of the Japanese theatrical style while
also invoking the music of the Mexican popular ballad to tell the tale
of these two cultures weaving together to form the fabric of America.
This
heartfelt piece is a clear demonstration of how art cultivates
understanding of the human experience, induces compassion, while
reclaiming the memories of several cultures during trying times. “Valley
of the Heart” is a timely piece and powerful tale that brings social
healing via the arts. The National Compadres Network partners with El
Teatro Campesino to sponsor this presentation as a parallel community
effort.
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When
Friday September 20, 2013
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM PDT
Where:
El Teatro Campesino
705 Fourth Street
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
