MECA Honors Cesar Chavez – Houston

Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) presents a fictional story of a young girl and her family and their connection in the fight for social justice during the United Farm Workers Union strike.

The play is an original composition created for MECA in 2003 by Anthony J. Garcia of El Centro Su Teatro and made possible in part by a grant from the National Performance Networks’ Community Fund.

Papi, Me, and Cesar Chavez serves as a positive portrayal of the Hispanic cultural contribution, and it is a catalyst for intergenerational cultural discussion.

The play was written by Anthony J. Garcia, Executive Artistic Director at El Centro Su Teatro in Denver, which is a multi-disciplinary cultural arts center and one of the oldest Chicano theaters in the country. It will be directed by Robert Singleton, educator, consultant, and former Theater Department Chair at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.

The play celebrates Chavez’s championing for the rights of the United Farm Workers Union during the 1960s. It articulates some of the issues that started the Chicano movement and how a grassroots organization successfully challenged corporate power in one of the most important democratic actions to date.

The play is geared toward school-aged children and their families. The cast includes four performers who will sing in Spanish and act in English.

Papi, Me, and Cesar Chavez will have its opening performance at MECA’s Dow School (1900 Kane St., Houston, TX 77007) on March 28th at 8pm, before a tour of Houston-area schools and community centers that runs through May 5th.

This play is appropriate for grades 4-12 and complies with the TEKS curriculum. For booking inquiries contact Liz Salinas at 713-802-9370.

Admission:

$10.00 (all ages) at the door

$6.00 (all ages) Advance Purchase via www.ticketweb.com or at 866-468-7621

For additional information on this and other 2008 performances contact Armando Silva or visit www.meca-houston.org.”*

*From: http://www.businesswire.com
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