←Recommendations of A Play with Drums

  • Heather Helinsky: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    This was a compelling read about matrilineal ancestral power, seeking wisdom and magic (but not always finding answers). It's full of imagery around birth, revolution, fruit, birds, and homeland. The tough questions asked of the next generation, such as: "what do you want, to heal or seek power?" still sit with me. Told in a stylistically innovative way with highly poetic and rhythmic language, this multilingual play about intergenerational tensions should be read widely and produced.

    This was a compelling read about matrilineal ancestral power, seeking wisdom and magic (but not always finding answers). It's full of imagery around birth, revolution, fruit, birds, and homeland. The tough questions asked of the next generation, such as: "what do you want, to heal or seek power?" still sit with me. Told in a stylistically innovative way with highly poetic and rhythmic language, this multilingual play about intergenerational tensions should be read widely and produced.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH: A PLAY WITH DRUMS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's generational and familial story and themes of healing. We were compelled by this play's promise in its language, music, choreography, and worldbuilding. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

    The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH: A PLAY WITH DRUMS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's generational and familial story and themes of healing. We were compelled by this play's promise in its language, music, choreography, and worldbuilding. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

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  • National New Play Network: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by Alexandra Espinoza was a finalist for NNPN's 2022 National Showcase of New Plays, and we are pleased to recommend it.

    All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by Alexandra Espinoza was a finalist for NNPN's 2022 National Showcase of New Plays, and we are pleased to recommend it.

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  • Shaun Leisher: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    A play featuring three generations of mothers. Love how uniquely this play explores colorism and knowing one's ancestors. I really enjoyed reading this play and can't wait to see it fully realized onstage.

    A play featuring three generations of mothers. Love how uniquely this play explores colorism and knowing one's ancestors. I really enjoyed reading this play and can't wait to see it fully realized onstage.

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  • Jordan Ramirez Puckett: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    I couldn't help but fall absolutely in love with these characters and the rich dreamlike landscape that they inhabit in this script. This play is filled with theatricality and demands to be seen on stage. I hope to see a full production of this play as soon as possible.

    I couldn't help but fall absolutely in love with these characters and the rich dreamlike landscape that they inhabit in this script. This play is filled with theatricality and demands to be seen on stage. I hope to see a full production of this play as soon as possible.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: All My Mothers Dream in Spanish: A Play with Drums by AZ Espinoza
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    PLAYWRIGHTS FOUNDATION highly recommends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH, which excelled to the Finalist round (top 35) for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival out of 755 plays. Our community of readers felt this play best represented the mission of our festival. This work engaged us, inspired us, moved us, and was an outstanding example of transformative storytelling. Our local Bay Area Literary Council commends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH as a compelling, relevant, cathartic new work which should be produced now. Congratulations! #BAPF2021

    PLAYWRIGHTS FOUNDATION highly recommends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH, which excelled to the Finalist round (top 35) for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival out of 755 plays. Our community of readers felt this play best represented the mission of our festival. This work engaged us, inspired us, moved us, and was an outstanding example of transformative storytelling. Our local Bay Area Literary Council commends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH as a compelling, relevant, cathartic new work which should be produced now. Congratulations! #BAPF2021

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