I Don't Speak Spanish | Harrisburg | October 7-22, 2023
I Don’t Speak Spanish
October 7-22, 2023
harrisburg
Gamut Theatre Group
15 North 4th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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Drama
by David Ramón Zayas
“My children won’t have to prove that they belong.”
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.
Performance Schedule:
Saturday, October 7 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 8 @ 2:30 pm
Friday, October 13 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 14 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 15 @ 2:30 pm
Friday, October 20 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 21 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 22 @ 2:30 pm
TICKET INFORMATION:
Ticket prices start at $15
CONTACT THE THEATRE DIRECTLY
15 North 4th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101