Caravana

“They say if you bring a child to the border, the migra will grant you asylum!”

Written by Carlos Morton
Directed by Barbara Bosch

Staged Reading Presentation:
Sunday, June 9, 2024 – 6:00 PM

Language: Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Tickets:
General admission, one reading - $10
Two reading pass - $15
Cimientos full season pass (10 readings) - $50

Location:
IATI Theater Studio
64 E. 4th St 2 Fl
New York, NY, 10003

Hashtag: #Cimientos2024

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Synopsis

Edy, Leo, and Rowena leave Honduras on a caravan heading north to the United States. Each has their own reason for leaving (family reunification, poverty, violence). In order to fund their journey, they form a theater troupe and disguise themselves, dressing up like characters from Central American folklore. They also create a little boy puppet named Cipote (“kid” in Honduran slang). They cross into Guatemala, then Mexico, trying to “sound Mexican” so they don’t get caught and expelled by the authorities. They hop on the notorious train called La Bestia (The Beast) where Rowena falls off and miscarriages. Later, she tries to seek asylum, but is separated from the Cipote at the border. One by one, they all complete the crossing. What ensues is a comedy of errors where they are caught and deported, and finally settle in an inconstant state of neither here nor there.

About the Playwright

CARLOS MORTON has over one hundred theatrical productions, both in the U.S. and abroad. His professional credits include the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Denver Center Theatre, La Companía Nacional de México, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and the Arizona Theatre Company. Collections of plays include The Many Deaths of Danny Rosales and Other Plays (1983), Johnny Tenorio and Other Plays (1992), The Fickle Finger of Lady Death (1996), Rancho Hollywood y otras obras del teatro chicano, (1999), Dreaming on a Sunday in the Alameda (2004), and Children of the Sun: Scenes for Latino Youth (2008). Morton has lived on the border between Mexico and the United States since 1981, teaching at universities in Texas, California, and Mexico and is currently Professor (Emeritus) at UC Santa Barbara.