[theatre] “Where did we sit on the bus?” // Mill Valley
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WHERE DID WE SIT ON THE BUS?
During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latina child raises her hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” Her teacher can’t answer the question.
Dates: May 4-28, 2023
Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2885 | Directions
Phone: 415.388.5200 Fax: 415.388.0768
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Video:
by Brian Quijada
Additional Compositions by Satya Chávez
Directed by Matt Dickson
Performed by Satya Chávez.
About event:
During a third grade lesson on the Civil Rights movement and Rosa Parks, a Latina child raises her hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” Her teacher can’t answer the question.
Performed by a dynamic actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and intersectional feminist, and infused with Latin rhythms, hip-hop, and live-looping, this solo exploration follows that kid into adulthood, as she navigates growing up in an immigrant family, her identity as a first-generation American, and what the world might look like for her children. Where Did We Sit on the Bus? is a high-octane, tour-de-force theatrical experience that examines what it means to be Latiné in America.
✨MEET Satya Chávez ✨ Bee Quijada & Additional Compositions of WHERE DID WE SIT ON THE BUS?
Satya Chávez (they/she/he) is a Chicago-based, queer, Mexican-American actor, musician, composer, and director.
As a composer their work includes: Refuge, co-created with Andrew Rosendorf, received an NNPN Rolling World Premiere, Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, a Venturous Theater Fund Grant, and a MAP Fund Grant, and has been produced at Curious Theatre (True West Award),
Theo Ubique (three Jeff Awards for Original Music, Ensemble, and Artistic Specialization), Unicorn Theatre, and Theatre Lab FAU; an original score for Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, by Brian Quijada, at Actors Theatre of Louisville (virtual production nominated for a Drama League Award), Cleveland Playhouse, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, and now at Marin Theatre Company; and musical compositions for Late, A Cowboy Song (Wirtz Center); Hamlet and Ophelia (The Artistic Home); Empanada (The Public San Antonio); Life on Paper (Jackalope Theatre Company); and Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night (Colorado Shakespeare Festival). As an actor their credits include: Goodman Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Cleveland Playhouse, John F. Kennedy Center, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company, Arvada Center, Curious Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, The Public San Antonio, Aurora Fox, Jackalope Theatre Company, 16th Street Theater, Porchlight Music Theatre, and San Diego Rep.
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