The Theater Collective proudly presents: Backyard/Desert
written by Nancy Irene Kelly and directed by Ethan Felizzari
About the play: A female border patrol agent finds a young migrant lost in the Arizona desert. The wrenching encounter slowly erodes the foundation upon which she's built her life, leading her to question her choices and relationships. Torn between the comfort of her unexamined values and a budding awareness of the human ties that transcend all borders, she must make a wrenching decision in order to follow her truth.
Cast: Jessica Krueger*, Juanes Montoya, Evan Sibley, Len Rella*, and Kristen Schwarz
Creative Team: Spencer Bertelsten (Stage Management), Rob Dutiel (Set Design), Joshua Parham (Light & Sound Design)
Produced by: The Theater Collective (Jessica Munoz, Kimberly Rios, Nancy Pop, Olivia Ragan, & Kendall Leary)
A little about The Theater Collective:
The Theater Collective is a cooperative artistic project that produces theatrical works by and about underrepresented and misrepresented people in society. We understand the necessity of commercializing such works in order to break barriers outside of our cultural echo chambers. We bring not a new definition to inclusion, but the true definition - including all and creating a dialogue in which we can grow and better understand each other; this first and foremost involves uplifting the voices and stories of women, people of color, individuals with physical disabilities, LGBTQ+, immigrants, and more. The Theater Collective is dedicated to providing theatre that explores sexuality, gender, race, religion, politics, and all things that formulate culture in an accurate and progressive way.
*Indicates a member of Actors' Equity Association
This production has been approved for the Basic Showcase Contract from AEA.