The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Midwest Premiere of When the Dead Cry (Cuando Los Muertos Lloran). Conceived and written by former IPS Superintendent Dr. Esperanza Zendejas, this multi-media one-woman show is brought to life through narration, photos, video and both live and recorded music, opening Thursday, September 23 in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre at the Phoenix and playing for four performances that weekend. Photo attached is of Zendejas portraying the "old woman" who awaits news about her son who has gone to America in search of his dreams.
"In 2004, I read that two men were found in Gilroy (California) and had been in the morgue seven years," Zendejas said. "It reminded me so much of stories from my hometown in Mexico. People would go looking for the American Dream and they would get lost in the translation." Her concern that these two John Does not languish and vanish in anonymity was such that Zendejas, after almost a year of negotiations with authorities, managed to adopt
The Remains of the two men and have their bodies shipped to her small, mountainous hometown of La Yerbabuena, Michoacán.
In keeping with the Phoenix' on-going effort to represent the growing Latino culture in Indianapolis, When the Dead Cry (Cuando Los Muertos Lloran) will be presented in Spanish on Thursday, September 23 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, September 26 at 2:00 pm. The Spanish performances are at the Duke Energy CheapSeats price of $15.00. Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25 performances will be in English and are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for individuals 20 and younger.
When the Dead Cry -- Cuando Los Muertos Lloran
September 23-26 ; Thursday and Sunday performances
in Spanish. Check out the entire season at:
www.phoenixtheatre.org or 317.635.7529 for tickets
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