Barrio Hollywood (English Version)
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 2M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573662591
In Barrio Hollywood, a tense family drama, a young Mexican-American boxer dreams of fighting his way out of his family's economic plight in his barrio neighborhood. His sister, a passionate ballet folklórico dancer and dedicated cultural artist, dreams of owning her own dance studio to pas…
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
His sister, a passionate ballet folk dancer and dedicated cultural artist, dreams of owning her own dance studio to pass her Mexican traditions on to another generation. Their flamboyant mother dreams of taking her poker winnings and going on an extended vacation to the Canary Islands.
The family's dreams are deferred when the young boxer sustains a brutal head injury in the boxing ring. As her brother's condition worsens, and as she falls unexpectedly in love with a white doctor from out-of-state, the dancer and her family learn how far they are willing to go in the name of love.
This play is published in a bilingual edition, if you are applying for licensing rights please state which version you wish to produce.
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 2F
ALEX MORENO - a twenty-four year-old Latino boxer.
GRACIELA MORENO - Alex's older sister, a twenty-nine year-old ballet folklorico dancer.
AMA - their forty-eight year-old mother, sometimes a little girl who never grew up, had a difficult time facing things.
MICHAEL - a white man in his early thirties, beautiful but doesn't know it, a medical resident.
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In Barrio Hollywood, a tense family drama, a young Mexican-American boxer dreams of fighting his way out of his family's economic plight in his barrio neighborhood. His sister, a passionate ballet folklórico dancer and dedicated cultural artist, dreams of owning her own dance studio to pass her Mexican traditions on to another generation. Their flamboyant mother dreams of taking her poker winnings and going on an extended vacation to the Canary Islands. The family's dreams are deferred when the young boxer sustains a brutal head injury in the boxing ring. As her brother's condition worsens, and as she falls unexpectedly in love with a white doctor from out-of-state, the dancer and her family learn how far they are willing to go in the name of love.This play is published in a bilingual edition, if you are applying for licensing rights please state which version you wish to produce. |
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