72 Miles to Go...
- Full Length Play, Drama, New Millennium/21st Century
- 2M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573709890
72 Miles to Go... follows one family over a decade as they come of age, fall in love, fight in wars and fight for each other – against the backdrop of deportation, DACA and changing immigration laws.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Finalist! Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (2019)
REVIEWS:
"The kind of play we need to see, telling a story that needs retelling."
New York Theatre Guide
"This play is about being American, with or without the documentation to prove it... Its power is in its simplicity."
The New York Times
"The work follows, quite effectively, one Tucson, Arizona family from 2008 to 2016 as they fight the currently worsening United States immigrant policies and their effect on families involved."
New York Stage Review
"Humanizes a predicament more often reduced to Washington debates."
Time Out New York
"Hilary Bettis puts five human faces on a national disgrace that most New York theatergoers only read about or see in news snippets on MSNBC... Bettis’ big moments remain devastating to watch."
The Wrap
"The play creates a believable family whose longing to be whole sits at odds with the cold fact that life must go on, often in the most mundane ways... can veer from hilarious to heart-wrenching with whiplash speed."
Houston Chronicle
"The story of a family that wants more than anything to blend in, to live regular American lives. The play’s poignancy lies in how mercilessly difficult that is, and how precarious for all of them."
The New York Times
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Latino Actor(s)
ANITA – Mexican, 42-50, living in Nogales, Mexico.
CHRISTIAN – Chicano, 23-31, dreams of being a Marine.
EVA – Chicana, 17-25, the caretaker.
AARON – Chicano, 14-22, loves science.
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72 miles. It’s the distance between Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico – and the distance between deported immigrant Anita and her American-born husband and children. 72 Miles to Go... follows one family over a decade as they come of age, fall in love, fight in wars and fight for each other – against the backdrop of deportation, DACA and changing immigration laws. |
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