I Don't Speak Spanish | Harrisburg | January 3, 2022
I Don’t Speak Spanish
January 3, 2022
harrisburg
Gamut Theatre Group
15 North 4th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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Drama
by David Ramón Zayas
I Don’t Speak Spanish follows a Mexican-American family line across the last 100 years and seeks to reframe that statement, "I don't speak Spanish," in the context of generations of struggle with assimilation, race, and class.
It closely looks at three chokepoints--a dinner in 2019, a street fight in 1943, and an impossible choice in 1915--where the inherent duality of the family's Latina/o experience is forced to be contended with.
All stories told in the play are based on true historical events. The research into those events began with Zayas looking into his own family history and subsequently conducting personal interviews with over 30 people about their own family's experiences with language, identity, and race.
One performance only. At Gamut Theatre
Part of Gamut Theatre’s ClassicsFest
Performance Schedule:
Monday, January 3 @ 7:30 pm
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets are $5
CONTACT THE THEATRE DIRECTLY
15 North 4th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101