Selena Maria Sings
Presented by Childsplay Theatre
By Miriam Gonzales, Music by Daniel French
The heartwarming play gets a second chance to shine after its pandemic premiere. |
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Named after Selena Quintanilla, queen of the Tejano music scene, Selena Maria has so much to live up to. Like her namesake, Selena Maria’s passion is music—but her heart belongs to indie sounds and songwriting. Her mom, a Selena superfan, wants her to be all the things her beloved icon stood for (on and off the stage), but Selena Maria struggles to be herself while she’s trying to be someone else. With the help of her prima Cissy and a few others along the way, Selena Maria begins to find her own voice. Selena Maria Sings tells a story of music, family, immense love, and the strength it takes to be yourself.
PERFORMACE INFORMATION:
Recommended for Ages 9+
Oct. 22 - Nov. 5, 2022
Saturdays at 1 & 4pm
Sundays at 1pm
Location: Herberger Theater Center – Stage West
Price: Starting $13
ESTIMATED RUN TIME:
Act 1: 50 minutes
Actor Talk Back: 10 minutes
TOTAL: 60 minutes
BACKSTAGE TOURS:
Saturday, November 5 - after the 4pm performance
ASL AVAILABLE:
Sunday, October 30 @ 1pm
Show page: www.childsplayaz.org/selena
Selena Maria Sings Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/21R1Wp6jv
Childsplay Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChildsplayAZ/
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ABOUT CHILDSPLAY: Childsplay was founded in 1977 by David Saar, who recognized during his MFA studies that children could reap great benefits from experiences with professional theatre. To that end, we believe that young people deserve challenging, thought-provoking theatre of the highest artistic quality. Equally, because we understand the challenges facing Arizona’s classroom teachers, we offer arts education resources that have educated and inspired more than six million young people and families statewide during our four-plus decades. Our mission is to create theatre so strikingly original in form, content or both, that it instills in young people an enduring awe, love and respect for the medium, thus preserving imagination and wonder, the hallmarks of childhood which are keys to the future. For more information, visit https://www.childsplayaz.org.
