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Don't forget to check out this hilarious play. There are 9 shows and tonight is the first night!

Get your tickets at SWOP - 505-247-8832 or Out ch'Yonda 505-385-5634.

What: We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!
Written by Nobel Prize Winner Dario Fo

Description: A sidesplitting satire! Laughs are on special when 1997 Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo opens the can on shoplifting. In a new translation by Fo's close collaborator Ron Jenkins, We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! is a side-splitting satire that'll have you rolling in the (grocery) aisles.

Details: Written by Nobel Prize Winner Dario Fo. Directed by Stefani Willis. Music by Enrique Cardiel, Rosina Roibal, Patrick Clark

Cast: Venessa Katzenberger, Cherish Henson, Virginia Hampton, Ife Hampton, Shrayas Jatkar.

“Hunger is the central theme, but it also encompasses the hunger for justice, dignity and love,” explains the director Stephanie Willis. Written in 1974, and adapted for American audiences in 1999 Fo is known to have led the field in political satire in Europe for over 30 years.

“Culture and Arts are vital to the education of young people,” says Rosina Roibal the Jovenes Unidos Organizer. “Especially when it deals with current political issues youth around the world are facing and making sure we connect it to local struggles. Although this play was written over 30 years ago, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina makes this play incredibly relative to young people today.”

Shrayas Jatkar who is playing Giovanni, recalls imagery from the tragedies in New Orleans, “this play reminds me of the footage we saw on the news during Hurricane Katrina; families having to take food from the liquor store in order to survive. The play is funny, but very real.”

When: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
May 11 – May 27th
Fridays/Saturdays 8:15pm, Sundays: 3:15pm
$7.00 General Admission
Seating is limited to 50 per performance

Where: Out ch’Yonda Live Artz Studio 929 4th St. SW · 385-5634

Pre-Sale: SouthWest Organizing Project
505-247-8832
211 10th St. SW (10th & Park) or
Out Ch’Yonda 10-2 Mon-Thurs,1:30-4:30 Sat.

Contact: Out Ch’Yonda 385-5634 or
Rosina Roibal 615-5008 rosina6@yahoo.com

Labels: Dario Fo, grassroots theatre, jovenes, We Won't Pay