Boxcar – El Vagon
by Silvia Gonzalez S.

Produced by Paper Wing Theater in Monterey, CA and Hanford Multicultural Theater Company, Hanford, CA

Kings Art Center
605 N Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230

November 3, 4, 17, and 18
Tickets $12

During the chaotic and discriminatory Gold-Rush era, Joaquin Murrieta was considered a bandit in the eye of authorities. Thirty years later, Joaquin recounts the dark times and sets the record straight—the head that was put in a jar by California Ranger Harry Love was not his!

Written by Silvia Gonzalez
Directed by David Acevedo

Presented by Teatro Latino de San Francisco

Players: Ramon Bustos, Dario Loza, Christine Kang, Cat Callejas, Ronan Wong, Albert Downing, Andy Hamner, Ian Jang, Brian Johnson, Stuart Hall,

Musicians: Alan Yip, Clara Hsu, Scott Feichter

YOU’VE GOT THE LOOK
By Silvia González S.
Directed by Victoria Collado (In English)

It is Rich’s dream to be the perfect actor for every role, but as a new Latino actor in Los Angeles, is he better off changing his name to fit the mold? Is he not Latino looking, or is he too Latino looking? He meets Manilla, an African-Cuban palm reader, who gives him a potion to gain a special power to be the perfect look for acting roles. His dream to be perfect for every role he auditions for comes true however, it comes with a huge price.

Tuesday, June 27th at 6:30 pm
212-225-9999
LINK: www.repertorio.nyc

‘Alicia in Wonder Tierra’ kicks off CSUSB theatre seasonTOP STORIES November 2, 2016, by CSUSB Department of Theatre Arts 0 Comment    ShareCal State San Bernardino’s Department of Theatre Arts opens the 2016-2017 Barnes Theatre production season with “Alicia in Wonder Tierra (or, I Can’t Eat Goat Head),” by Silvia Gonzalez S., and the playwright on Nov. 2 visited the campus to meet with an acting class, giving them some insight to her work.When Alicia enters a Mexican curio shop with her mother, she accidentally finds herself transported into fantastic realms, filled with amazing creatures, brilliant Mexican imagery, and magical realism. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with Latin American traditions, appropriated pop culture symbols, and historic icons.While on her exciting adventure, Alicia begins to learn the difference between true heritage and stereotype as she attempts to find her way back home. This unique, family-friendly production features actors and puppets performing side-by-side in a space that reveals new wonders as each scene evolves.

Source: ‘Alicia in Wonder Tierra’ kicks off CSUSB theatre season – CSUSB News

Playing November 11 – 20, 2016

Alicia in Wonder Tierra to be produced in San Bernardino this fall at CSU San Bernardino. The dates are: preview on Nov 10 and then shows the following 2 weekends at CSUSB (Nov 11-13, Nov 18-20), then performance at the Palm Desert campus on Dec 1 and 2 for schools during the day.

“Alicia in Wonder Tierra”
Written by Silvia Gonzalez S., Directed by Johanna Smith

When Alicia enters a Mexican curio shop with her mother, she accidentally finds herself transported into fantastic realms, filled with amazing creatures and brilliant Mexican imagery. Steeped in Latin American cultural icons, Alicia begins to learn the difference between tradition and stereotype as she attempts to find her way back home to her family. This unique, family-friendly production features actors and puppets performing side-by-side in a space that reveals new wonders as each scene evolves.

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This play by Silvia Gonzalez S. depicts the familiar situation of the immigrant family living in two worlds.

Papa longs to return to Mexico and attempts to dominate his son, forbidding hip-hop and the English language. His son Henry is a fully-adapted university-bound Latino. Mama tries to quiet the waters disturbed by Papa’s attempts at dominance. Oliviero is a freelance philosopher outside of the family who consoles Henry. The Girl is a sweet character who can only be seen by Papa. Four unseen spirits intermingle with the characters.

2012 The play LOS MATADORES is a finalist. “I say that’s pretty good. Don’t mind being a bridesmaid.”

With this weekend’s production of The Migrant Farmworker’s Son, popular drama teacher Jane Martin is once again bringing something innovative to theater at Sonoma Valley High School. The play by Silvia González explores the multi-layered tensions in the family of a man and his wife who emigrated from Mexico to Arizona in the hopes of finding a better life. We see Henry, the teenage son, dealing with questions and issues inherent in the challenge of living in dual cultures – a challenge that is experienced daily by many students in the Sonoma Valley. How do their parents’ language, traditions and values relate to their own lives?

All the Latino actors in the cast are having their first–ever stage experience. They spoke about how working with the play has helped them better understand their own families and wrestle with these challenges.

Read more at Sonoma Valley Sun

El Vagon currently plays at Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles. A book signing with Silvia and five other authors of Borders on Stage where El Vagon is included. Book signing is at the Frida Kahlo Theater on November 2 at 4pm with the play El Vagon at 6pm.

“The passion of the five immigrants transcends language; their longing for their destination is palpable in their physicality.” -Backstage

“…a moving snapshot from the front lines…elegantly designed and fiercely acted…” -Village Voice

‘Wonder Tierra’ mixes best of Lewis Carroll, Oz
12:53 PM CDT on Monday, September 17, 2007
By LAWSON TAITTE / Theater Critic

You could hardly ask for a better way to spend Mexican independence day than watching Alicia in Wonder Tierra.

Mike Stone / Special to DMN
Rosaura Cruz and Amanda Fae Elrod explore a fantastical dreamland in Alicia in Wonder Tierra. Cara Mia Theatre Company is performing this family show by Silvia Gonzalez S., appropriately enough, at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts (the home of Dallas Children’s Theater). It’s all about understanding – and loving – one’s cultural roots.

Alicia in Wonder Tierra, as the name suggests, is a loose adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s two Alice books – but it also owes at least as much to The Wizard of Oz. Alicia, an adolescent Mexican-American who doesn’t speak a word of Spanish, reluctantly visits a shop dedicated to Hispanic arts – all the while agitating for a later stop by the mall.

Vaguely browsing through a back room, she climbs up to examine a piece of pottery. She falls, breaking the pottery and conking herself out.

For nearly two hours, she follows various figures through a dreamland that introduces her to Mexican culture. Ms. Gonzalez’s play never really finds a strong enough structure to keep us feeling that it is moving forward, but is inventive moment to moment.