New Theatre Festival Focuses On Stories And Voices From Latino Community
Style Magazine Newswire | 2/2/2018, 12:15 p.m.
Jasmine Mendez
Source: Houston Public Media
Houston actress and writer Jasminne Mendez says that she stopped auditioning for plays because she felt like there weren’t any roles that fit her. Mendez is on the task force of the first annual Sin Muros (Without Walls): A Latina/o Theatre Festival, being presented by Stages Repertory Theatre, Feb. 1-4. She calls the festival “groundbreaking,” the first of its kind in Houston to the extent of what it offers: four days of performances, workshops and readings that will focus on the voices and stories of Latino playwrights and actors. Events are open to the public, with some performances incorporating Spanish and the majority in English – to reflect the Texas experience and to be inclusive of diverse and multi-generational Latino audiences, who may or may not be fluent in Spanish.
