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‘There and Back’ Premiers at Ground Floor Theatre

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‘There and Back’ Premiers at Ground Floor Theatre

Ground Floor Theatre announces the world premiere of “There and Back,” by Austin playwright Raul Garza. This new work opens up dialogue about the current immigration crisis with an eye towards the fraught history between the US Government and Mexicans seeking that “shining city upon a hill.”

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Gloria travels from her native Mexico, to join her husband, Victor, on a migrant farmworkers’ camp. Her arrival on the day of President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration reveals stark contrasts between the American dream and her reality. A series of visits by a liberated, contemporary Virgen de Guadalupe offers Gloria a glimpse of her life and legacy in the context of other presidential eras–Reagan and Trump, and presents a life-altering choice: stay in the United States, and accept her status as a member of the underclass, or abandon the agreed-upon plan and her future family to claim dignity and fulfillment. “There and Back” defines the tipping-point of injustice to immigrants mandated by the Trump presidency and offers a human voice to narrate the long American journey there.

Ground Floor Theatre co-director Patti Neff-Tiven directs this new work by Raul Garza (National Latino Playwriting Award winner for “Fantasmaville”), with a cast that includes Karina Dominguez (Enfrascada- Teatro Vivo, The Leftovers) as Gloria and Giselle Marie Muñoz (Christmas Belles- City Theatre, 1 Minute Play Fest) as Guadalupe. Set design by Payne and Critics’ Table award-winner, Ia Ensterä (Thr3e Zisters- Salvage Vanguard, The Aliens- Hyde Park), Lighting by Natalie George (Natalie George Prods, 2017 Critics pick Best Out There Designer-Producer, 11:11), Costumes by Pam Fletcher-Friday (Performance Park- The Vortex, Scriptworks 10-Minute Play Fest) and Sound design by Lowell Bartholomee (Critics’ Table award, Grounded- Street Corner Arts, The Effect- Cap T). This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.

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Performances run August 9 through August 25, 2018 at Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale Road, Austin, TX at the corner of Springdale and Airport. Performances are Thursday through Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m. The “First Friday” performance on August 10 includes a champagne reception. Ground Floor Theatre believes in “theatre for everyone” regardless of ability to pay, so tickets are always “Pay What You Wish.” Tickets can be purchased at groundfloortheatre.org

Nick Bailey is a forward thinking journalist with a well-rounded skill set unafraid to take on topics head on. He now resides in Austin, TX and continues to create content on a daily basis.

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‘Fun Home’ Comes to Austin’s Ground Floor Theatre

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‘Fun Home’ Comes to Austin’s Ground Floor Theatre
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‘Dot’ to Make Austin Premiere at Ground Floor Theatre

Austin playwright Lisa B. Thompson makes her directorial debut.

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‘Dot’ to Make Austin Premiere at Ground Floor Theatre