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Cultures meet in producing play
By Tonnie Dakin
(If the KmernM
“Teatro Nuestro," which
opens Saturday night in the
EMU Ballroom, is a play that
deals with the customs and
standards of the Northwest farm
worker.
A culmination of the efforts of
people from two different
cultures, the play was written
by Cheyney Ryan, head of the
University philosophy depart
ment; Ernesto Roberto, recruiter
for the High School Equivalen
cy Program at the University;
and Hans Christofferson, who
works with independent theater
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Professor, recruiter, director
combine talents to spread cultural
message through comedic means
companies in the area
To research the topic, the
three went to Oregon legal ser
vices and labor camps and talk
ed to migrant farm workers in
the state. Christofferson said
“We came across the idea of a
festival.. .and we decided to
devise a plot around that,"
Christofferson said
In the initial stages of writing
the script, the three met with
people who work in migrant
edifcation to discuss the plot,
characters and technical aspects
of the production. Kyan said.
The dialogue in the play is
about 90 percent Spanish, but
the play was written in Knglish,
Ryan said. Roberto did a large
part of the translation of the
script, and they all worked
together in script conferences
for a couple of months, he said.
Ryan and Christofferson
worked with the translators at
every stage because not all
Knglish idioms and expressions
make sense in Spanish,
Christofferson said.
“It was basically a constant
script conference for a few
months to work out these pro
blems," he said.
"We try to make it a human
situation... without drawing
any particular reference to right
and wrong," Christofferson
said. The primary goal of the
play is to entertain and to get a
message across, he said.
The play centers around the
Sanchez family, whose
daughter is having her quin
ceanera. or 15th birthday party,
an event of special significance
in the Mexican culture.
On the eve of the party, her
father is fired from his job as a
farmworker because he protests
the conditions of pesticides
where ho works. Ryan said.
"This kind of throws the
family into a crisis because they
don't know where they are go
ing to get the money to do this,"
Ryan said.
Although this makes the story
sound melodramatic, the tone
of the ploy is that of light com
edy, Ryan said.
“Thai's the way you best
communicate to peo
ple. . through (comedic) situa
tions.” Christofferson said.
Many parts of the play in
clude music, and the band San
dunga is part of the cast of 11
characters. Kyan said.
Armando Moralis, a junior
anthropology and Spanish ma
jor. is a musician in the play,
and he plays the guitar, sings
and acts. He portrays a member
of the band, which is trying to
receive payments from the fami
ly. he said.
“The thing is, it's a good
message." Moralis said. "When
you’re acting, you’re giving a
good education.
“The best way to com
municate these things is to
know what community you are
going to. . .and to realize those
values." Moralis said.
The play is directed toward
the Spanish-speaking com
munity. and the University pro
duction is also directed toward
students who are studying the
language. Ryan said.
“The culture in this area is
very lily-white,” Ryan said.
"There aren’t really many op
portunities at all for people to
be exposed to theater done by
any of the minority groups.
“It deals with. . .some facts
about that culture that people
are probably not familiar
with...and also, the working
conditions." Ryan said.
“The play was created to
meet the needs of the migrant
workers,” especially those who
are illiterate and have no means
of written communication.
Roberto said.
The purpose of the play is to
educate farm workers and
others atmut the dangers of
working in the fields because
“in earning a living they could
be earning their death," Rober
to said.
The production at the Univer
sity is sponsored by the Depart
ment of Romance languages
and the College of Arts and
Sciences.
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