Content warning: This article contains mentions of conversion therapy and suicide. In summer 2019, Ismael Lara, Jr. sat in a coffee shop and read a new play by Yale MFA playwriting candidate Benjamin Benne. Instantly moved, Lara said he knew he had to direct a production of Benne’s work. The play, “In His Hands,” became.
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Northwestern s Imagine U Presents TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY
The show marks the First Wirtz production since pandemic to be produced on stage for online viewing.by BWW News Desk
A 9-year-old boy overcomes challenges of being an outsider in the classroom in Tomás and the Library Lady, a play for young audiences based on the true story of American educational leader and author Tomás Rivera.
The Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University presents Imagine U s Tomás and the Library Lady, filmed and available for weekend streaming between March 12 and 28.
The play by José Cruz Gonzáles is adapted from Pat Mora s award-winning children s book, which shares Rivera s experiences as the son of Mexican migrant workers and a first-generation student in the American education system. The bilingual production includes dialogue and songs in both English and Spanish and is recommended for children aged 5-12.
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Tomás and The Library Lady tells the true story of a nine-year-old Tomás Rivera, the son of Mexican migrant workers who move from Texas to Iowa to work in cornfields in the summer of 1945. Tomás finds the library, where he bonds with the librarian. Performances from The Wirtz Center were directed by MFA student Ismael Lara Jr.
Event Cost: $20