Tag: New Carpa Theater Co.

March 31 through April 2 — New Carpa Theater Co. in Phoenix presents ‘The Two Souls of Cesar Chavez’

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.

Arizona playwright to spend all-day Friday in a tent at State Capitol writing scripts to raise awareness about family separations at the border

Actors will gather at the Capitol to perform short scripts from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday PHOENIX – Arizona playwright James E. Garcia will spend all day Friday, July 6, in a tent on the State Capitol lawn and…