Theatre Cultura
Theatre Cultura presents
¡CHEER! Story of a Dreamer
written and directed by Linda Amayo-Hassan
August 1-11, 2019 (Thu-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 7pm)
Tickets: $26.50-$41.50 (PWYC, $6.50-$41.50, 8/1 & 8/2)
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¡CHEER! Story of a Dreamer tells the story of Erica Chavez, a high school senior who discovers she is undocumented while applying for college. With vivid characters, drama and humor, the play takes audiences into homes where the stress of being undocumented and living in the shadows is real and terrifying.
Theatre Cultura is a new theater company started by theater artist, Linda Amayo–Hassan. An actor, director, playwright and educator, Linda has had a dream of developing a theater company that could give a platform for Latinx theater artists for many years. After completing her play CHEER and having it developed at Chabot College in Hayward where she teaches, she felt the time was right to take this next step. CHEER originated as a 15-minute piece as part of group of original plays at Chabot College. The inspiration for the play came from the story of one of Linda’s students, who told her about having found out that she was undocumented while applying for college, and how this event completely changed how she viewed her life and her very identity.
Theatre Cultura is a fiscally-sponsored project of PlayGround (Federal ID 94-3336399) and a participant in PlayGround’s 2019 Innovator Incubator. All donations to Theatre Cultura are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.