Mothers of the Revolution (From the Testimonios of Salvadoran Women) by Leora Lihach (USA).
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ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA LOCAL NEWS SINCE 2008
Public Invited To Reading Of Play On
Salvadoran Civil War February 17 At Marymount
Marymount University taught Leora Lihach that true empathy surpasses cultural boundaries and national borders. It’s a lesson she took to heart.
As a result, the 2016 graduate, along with the Teatro de la Luna
Theatre Company, will bring a staged reading of Lihach’s play
“Madres de la Revolucion” (Mothers of the Revolution) from 7 to 10
p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 in Marymount’s Reinsch Library Auditorium,
2807 North Glebe Road. The reading will be in English and is free
and open to the public.
The play is based on the real-life testimonio of Commander Nidia
Díaz, a mother and revolutionary who endured prison and human rights
violations during the Salvadoran Civil War. It grew out of Lihach’s
honors thesis and was written while she was studying abroad at
Oxford University in England through the honors program and
Marymount’s Center for Global Education.
(Georgia Ave/Petworth Metro Station - ‘Green’ & ‘Yellow’ Lines)
Thanks to the support of the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs, Teatro de la Luna invites Spanish-English speaking members of the community over 18 years old to audition to participate in a series of preparatory workshops. The training will focus on the analysis of the script "Mothers of the Revolution" by Leora Lihach that will culminate in the reading and presentation of the play both in Spanish and English on February 12 & 19, 2017.
