PYP ALUM, QUIARA ALEGRIA HUDES, OPENING REMARKS FOR 30/30/1

[In collaboration with NoPassport and Dominic D’Andrea, 30/30/1 was presented in Philadelphia, PA on March 22, 2014 by Plays and Players, Directors Gathering, Power Street Theatre, Philadelphia New Play Initiative and Tamanya Garza. 30/30 USLatin@/NoPassport is a national reading festival celebrating new American plays. The remarks were delivered at the 30/30/1 event on Ms. Hudes’ behalf by Gabriela Sanchez.]

A day celebrating Latino playwrights? Yeah, right. Ha ha. Very funny. Though today does not appear to be April 1… Hm. And these flyers are pretty slick and well designed. If someone wanted to prank me they really went out of their way to do so. Hm. Do we get the entire twenty four hours? Or do they just give us like from noon to four and then kick us out? Oh, hold on. “They” donʼt give “us” anything? We made the day ourselves? And invited whoever was game to join in the fun? And people who werenʼt Latino actually came? Holy shit, thatʼs amazing! Oops. I probably shouldnʼt curse on Latino playwrights day. If I act too crazy theyʼll make sure this shit never happens again. Theyʼll be like, “You give ʻem a day and see what happens?” Read more…

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