S198. Their Dogs Came with Them: A Staged Reading
Saturday, March 7, 2020
12:10 pm to 1:25 pm
A staged reading with local actors of Helena María Viramontes’s epic novel Their Dogs Came with Them. Told through the voices of four Mexican American youth in East LA during the 1960s, Viramontes ascribes new meanings to gang life dramas, genderqueer identities, and Chicana coming-of-age barrio tales. Adapted for the stage by Virginia Grise, the play addresses the effects and aftereffects of war, mental illness, and state violence. Manuel Muñoz will introduce the reading.
Participants
Moderator:
Virginia Grise is a recipient of the Whiting Writers' Award, Princess Grace Award in Theatre Directing, and the Yale Drama Series Award. Her published work includes Your Healing Is Killing Me, blu, and The Panza Monologues. She earned her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.
Manuel Muñoz is the author of a novel, What You See in the Dark, and two collections, Zigzagger and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue, which was shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, he teaches at the University of Arizona.
