The Panza Monologues is an original solo performance piece based
on women's stories about their panzas--tu sabes--that roll of belly
we all try to hide. Written, compiled, and collected by Virginia
Grise and Irma Mayorga and fashioned into a tour-de-force solo
performance, The Panza Monologues features the words of Chicanas
speaking with humor and candor. Their stories boldly place the
panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the lurking truths
about women's thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and living
conditions.
This second edition of The Panza Monologues presents the
performance script in its entirety, as well as a rich supporting
cast of dramaturgical and pedagogical materials. These include a
narrative history of the play's development by the playwrights;
critical materials that enhance and expand upon the script's themes
and ideas (a short introduction to San Antonio, where the play was
developed; playwright autogeographies; and a manifesto on women of
color making theater); and a selection of pedagogical and creative
ideas, including guidelines and advice for staging a production of
the play and for teaching it in the classroom, community-making
activities (screenings, hosting "Panza Parties," community/group
discussions), and creative writing activities connected to the
play.
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