Teatro Paraguas presents

Esperanza

Teatro Paraguas is pleased to present a staged reading of Esperanza ,a play-in-progress based on the movie Salt of the Earth. TP has been working in collaboration with Carlos Morton, a renowned Chicano playwright and Professor Emeritus of Theatre at UC Santa Barbara, to bring this historic movie and the actual events depicted in it to the stage.

Salt of the Earth is a 1954 American film drama written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico, based on the 1951 miners' strike at the Empire Zinc Mine outside Silver City. Because the miners were forced by the Taft-Hartley Act to abandon the picket line, the miners' wives took over the protest, and the united community led by the women forced the company with non-violent resistance to relent and honor the miners' demands for better wages, housing, and working conditions.

Credits:
playwright Carlos Morton
composer Luis Moreno
directors Paola Vengoechea, Cristina Vigil

Dates and Times:
Saturday June 14, 2025 @ 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday June 15, 2025 @ 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Admission: Suggested donation $10 at door

Venue: Teatro Paraguas (Main space) @ 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM

Website: https://www.teatroparaguasnm./org

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For More Information, Contact: teatroparaguas@gmail.com 505-424-1601