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The Teatro Salon Table Reading Series will continue with "El Monstro" A Play with Music by Patricia Zamora on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 3 p.m. In September of 1921, a flood devastated San Antonio, damaging not only the downtown area but destroying the colonias on the Westside, killing nearly 80 people. El Monstro is a San Antonio historical tragedy.
Flavio and Petra came to the United States to escape the Revolution. Amelia and Javier are in love and he wants to take her away from the toil of her job as a pecan sheller. Lupita and her family are struggling migrant workers. Catarina volunteers with the Cruz Azul to help the Mexicanos in any way she can and Jose sells newspapers to earn money to help him win back his family name. Each of them are deeply impacted by a massive natural disaster that destroys their lives and reveals a blatant disregard for infrastructure in their community due to racism. Fast forward to the Chicano Activism of 1974 and their fight to reverse the generational trauma that exists because of the magnitude of racial inequality.
Patricia Zamora is an actor, playwright, author and screenwriter. Her works include The Chismosa Mysteries, Un Nuevo Capitulo: An American Novela, and The Devil’s Mare. She is best known for her solo show Curanderas & Chocolate: Cuentos of a Latina Life and for playing the role of Silvia in the popular play Las Nuevas Tamaleras. A 2023 Public Theatre of SA SoTex Playwright, she holds a BA in theater form St. Edward’s University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas Pan American. Her recent play with music, El Monstro was a featured staged reading at the 2024 Austin Latinx New Play Festival Plays en Proceso. Patricia’s writing is a homage to her ancestors and a celebration of her culture. Look for Patricia’s piece “The Sandia” in Somos Tejanas! Chicano Identity and Culture, to be released in 2025 by University of Texas Press. Visit patriciazamora.net for more about her projects.
This table reading is FREE to attend. Learn more: https://guadalupeculturalarts.org/teatro-salon-readers-theater-series/.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Book Store, 1301 Guadalupe St, San Antonio, TX 78207-5520, United States,San Antonio, Texas
