The Border Baby Theatre
The Baby Border Theatre began it's origins from the Poch@ mind, from an idea born near, on, and in between the Mexican/American border. As such, it has suffered from an identity crisis, and attempts to give a home to all who have suffered the same ailment. TBBT produces work that is political in nature, and/or abstract at heart. It strives to give a home to those of us who have been called Poch@ (Mexican derogatory term for American born Mexicans i.e. whitewashed Mexicans), and attempts to have us embrace all of our roots, while displaying our multifaceted branches boldly.
The Baby Border Theatre is the unification of both American and Mexican cultures; it is artistic. This theatre questions authority and the labels placed on people, especially those by oppressive powers that suppress our language, thought process, art and general human rights. Though it originates from the Mexican-American centered Chicano Theatre, TBBT chooses to embrace all forms of hybridization in order to cultivate theatre that is truly compelling, conscious, and progressive.
The Baby Border Theatre is the unification of both American and Mexican cultures; it is artistic. This theatre questions authority and the labels placed on people, especially those by oppressive powers that suppress our language, thought process, art and general human rights. Though it originates from the Mexican-American centered Chicano Theatre, TBBT chooses to embrace all forms of hybridization in order to cultivate theatre that is truly compelling, conscious, and progressive.
Previous Work by The Border Baby Theatre
Stat(US): A Work in Progress
Stat(US) is a solo political performance piece that incorporates media and the body to illustrate the complexities that affect many of those born by foreign parents near the U.S. southern border.
Originally performed in April 2010 at Arizona State University, the piece is currently under re-construction for a future re-release. Stat(US) is being re-conceptualized and re-worked, currently in the process of being lengthened to 1 hour, which has been cut up into four different segments. Three of the segments will represent the anti-illegal immigration politician, undocumented student and the caught-in-the-middle border baby respectively. All three stories will be layered together in a collage of sound, video and body. You can find more info on the project here.
Originally performed in April 2010 at Arizona State University, the piece is currently under re-construction for a future re-release. Stat(US) is being re-conceptualized and re-worked, currently in the process of being lengthened to 1 hour, which has been cut up into four different segments. Three of the segments will represent the anti-illegal immigration politician, undocumented student and the caught-in-the-middle border baby respectively. All three stories will be layered together in a collage of sound, video and body. You can find more info on the project here.
Screens by Dolores Prida
Screens is a staged dark comedy, which centers itself around 3 soap opera actors at the end of the world. Elena, Mauricio and Roberto, hope that when the apocalypse is over (though they never call it that), the big time soap production networks will need actors. And that means them! So they spend their time in denial, coming up with outrages ideas for new soaps, all the while drinking, smoking, and deluding.
This English adaptation of Screens was staged at the Prism Theatre in Tempe, AZ and starred Zack Golovan as Roberto, Robert Thomson as Mauricio, and Linda Jo Lonaberger as Elena.
This English adaptation of Screens was staged at the Prism Theatre in Tempe, AZ and starred Zack Golovan as Roberto, Robert Thomson as Mauricio, and Linda Jo Lonaberger as Elena.