James E. Garcia performs “The Two Souls of Cesar Chavez” March 31-April 2. Courtesy photo.
Written and performed by James E. Garcia / Directed by Billy Ramsey
PHOENIX – New Carpa Theater Co. in Phoenix presents “The Two Souls of Cesar Chavez,” March 31 – April 2, at the Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center.
Set in 1993 on the last night of Chavez’s life, this new one-man show is written & performed by James E. Garcia and directed by Billy Ramsey.
Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona, March 31, 1927, and lived on a nearby farm until his parents lost their family homestead to a local bank. Forced from their property, the Chavez family became migrant farmworkers. He died on the morning of April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona, not far from the family homestead where he was born.
“The Two Souls of Cesar Chavez” will be presented March 31-April 2. Shows start each night at 7:30 p.m. at the Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center 147 E. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ. There will be a short talkback with the playwright after each performance.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under. Groups of four or more, $8 tickets. All students over 12 with I.D., $8. On sale at the door, or you can reserve seats in advance at 623-252-2772. For more information, info@newcarpa.org or 623-252-2772.
About the play: “Civil rights and farm labor leader Cesar Chavez is settling in after a long day of testimony in a civil suit against the United Farm Workers. He is spending the night at the home of a retired UFW member only miles from his childhood farm near Yuma, AZ. After dinner, Chavez retires to his bedroom to tape record the latest installment of his memoirs. He will die in his sleep that night.”
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