In 1969, high school students in Crystal City, Texas reclaimed their cultural heritage, language, and political power by taking one step at a time – out of school. Cara Mía Theatre’s Crystal City 1969 chronicles the historic walkout that drew national headlines and changed a community. The play will run from Nov. 26 – December 18 at the Latino Cultural…
Lozano and Treviño worked on writing the show for a year, interviewing the student leaders of the protest, students who participated in the walkouts and several members of Treviño’s family who lived in Crystal City at the time. They were still working on the script up until its world premiere opening in 2009.
“We wanted to honor their contributions, their heroism, their leadership and so we were writing it for them as well. It made it an honor and a challenge,” Treviño said.“We opened 40 years to the day that they walked out of classes. We had them join us on the stage after the show and share their thoughts. It was electric. I think for the most part, they felt really honored by this effort,” Treviño said.
Each time Lozano directs the show, he appreciates working with young actors who are unaware of this chapter of history. “That what Crystal City was: a place where they were punished for speaking Spanish, where they were shamed for speaking Spanish,” Lozano said. “So, when we tell this story, it’s new to them.”“What’s very clear is the people of Crystal City have an awakening in which they begin to match the discrimination and the oppression of Crystal City with the political structures and the political dynamics, and they begin to realize they have been bullied from participating fairly in the electoral process.
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