An original bilingual play, 鈥淢u茅veme, Mu茅vete,鈥� a Spanish phrase meaning 鈥淢ove Me, Move You,鈥� crosses generations, languages and cultures at its world premier this month. Performances are Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28, at 8 p.m. in 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Porter Theatre, and March 5-7 at 8 p.m. at Casa de la Raza, 601 East Montecito Street at Calle Cesar Chavez. Tickets for Porter Theatre performances are $15, $7 for students, while admission is free to Casa de la Raza performances through the financial support of Montecito Bank & Trust.
Written by 蜜桃传媒 senior Diana Small, the play explores the genre of magical realism through the story of a Chicana cannery worker in mid-century California. The young woman, Aideth, carries her family history with her in the form of an ancient peach tree, and listens to the chattering ghosts of her relatives while trying to navigate her contemporary struggles with work, relationships and culture clashes.
The family鈥檚 history of traveling and moving touch on a larger theme in the play, Small says. 鈥淓veryone is moving, and sometimes that means moving over to make room for someone else,鈥� she says.
The production is directed by Mitchell Thomas, professor and chair of the theater arts department. 鈥淥ne of the primary goals of this project is to connect with the strong Latino community in Santa Barbara,鈥� Thomas says. 鈥淭he 蜜桃传媒 Theater Department is built upon the faith principle that our art ought to inspire rebirth and connection, bringing local communities together through theatrical experiences.鈥�
The performances at Casa de la Raza will be preceded by refreshments and live music starting at 7 p.m.
For more information or to reserve tickets, please call the theater department at (805) 565-7040. This program continues the theater department鈥檚 theme this season, 鈥淭hink globally, act locally.鈥�