Más

by Milta Ortiz

Based on a true story. A community struggles to hold onto their history, identity, and humanity as they fight to save Mexican American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District.

Based on a true story. A community struggles to hold onto their history, identity, and humanity as they fight to save Mexican American Studies in the Tucson Unified School District.

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Más

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  • Doug DeVita: Más

    A docudrama that transcends its form with incandescent theatricality, Milta Ortiz' Más is a work that not only forces one to think but forces one to feel; if the combination is electrifying on the page, I can only imagine how potent this play is on stage. I'd love to see it performed.

    A docudrama that transcends its form with incandescent theatricality, Milta Ortiz' Más is a work that not only forces one to think but forces one to feel; if the combination is electrifying on the page, I can only imagine how potent this play is on stage. I'd love to see it performed.

  • Jenni Lamb: Más

    This powerful play about the struggle over Mexican American Studies in Tuscon is tightly written and extremely theatrical! It does the job of docudrama while also transcending the form. From the nuanced characters to the song, dance, and ceremony, this play deserves all the productions.

    This powerful play about the struggle over Mexican American Studies in Tuscon is tightly written and extremely theatrical! It does the job of docudrama while also transcending the form. From the nuanced characters to the song, dance, and ceremony, this play deserves all the productions.

  • David Hansen: Más

    Ortiz's play is based on extensive interviews and documentation from those at the heart of a struggle to educate and empower our Latinx citizens. It includes song, dance and poetry, with mythical allusion and cultural depth. In spite of the disheartening nature of this true history, it is a story of hope. I wish I could see it, the pageantry might leaven the heartbreak of reading it. A beautiful and important work.

    Ortiz's play is based on extensive interviews and documentation from those at the heart of a struggle to educate and empower our Latinx citizens. It includes song, dance and poetry, with mythical allusion and cultural depth. In spite of the disheartening nature of this true history, it is a story of hope. I wish I could see it, the pageantry might leaven the heartbreak of reading it. A beautiful and important work.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization HowlRound Theatre Commons / Latinx Theatre Commons, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type University, Organization San Diego State University , Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization Ubuntu Theater Project , Year 2016
  • Type University, Organization Laney College, Year 2016
  • Type Professional, Organization Borderlands Theater, Year 2015
  • Type Workshop, Organization Borderlands Theater , Year 2014

Awards

  • American Theatre Critics/Steinberg New Play Award
    American Theater Critics Association
    Semi-Finalist
    2015