I Don’t Speak Spanish
- From: Oct 07, 2023 – Oct 22, 2023 - Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
- Gamut Theatre
- 15 North Fourth Street
Harrisburg 17101 - Admission: $38/$26/$14
- Phone: (717) 238-4111
October 7 - 22, 2023
I Don’t Speak Spanish by David Ramón Zayas follows a Mexican-American family line across the last 100 years and seeks to reframe that statement, "I don't speak Spanish," in the context of generations of struggle with assimilation, race, and class. It closely looks at three chokepoints--a dinner in 2019, a street fight in 1943, and an impossible choice in 1915--where the inherent duality of the family's Latina/o experience is forced to be contended with. All of the stories told in the play are based on true historical events. The research into those events began with Zayas looking into his own family history and subsequently conducting personal interviews with over 30 people about their own family's experiences with language, identity, and race.
Tickets are Pick Your Price:
$38 (recommended) or a discounted price of $26 or $14
Learn more at www.gamuttheatre.org
