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"Dream Act" A play in one-act by James E. Garcia

The play tells the story of graduate student Victoria Nava who came to the U.S. with her parents as a small child. She is undocumented, but dreams of practicing medicine in the United States (the only country she's ever known). In the face of growing anti-immigrant sentiment she worries her dream may be slipping away.

"Dream Act"

A play in one-act by James E. Garcia

Directed by John Tang and Luis Avila

A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THIS PLAY:

This play will be presented in English and in Spanish in individual

performances each evening and during each matinee.

WHEN: April 11 - April 20

WHERE: Playhouse on the Park, 1850 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004 (Palm & Central)

INFO: Call 602-460-1374 or email jgarcia@americanlatino.net or visit www.americanlatino.net/caww

*APRIL 11 IS AN 'AMERICAN DREAM FUND' FUND-RAISER*

The opening night performances on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. (English) and 9 p.m. (Spanish) are fund-raiser performances for the American Dream Fund, operated by Chicanos Por La Causa/Victoria Foundation. Money raised will be used to fund scholarships for undocumented students attending Arizona State University. Admission to the fund-raiser is $100 per person or $150 per couple. Fund-raiser tickets go on sale Monday, March 14, 2008, at the headquarters of Chicanos Por La Causa.

To purchase tickets for the fund-raiser performances, call 602-257-0700 or go to CPLC headquarters at 1112 East Buckeye Road in Phoenix, AZ. Checks should be made payable to "American Dream Fund." You may also purchase tickets using cash or a credit card. Your ticket purchase for the fund-raiser is a tax deductible donation.

Special acknowledgements:

This production of "Dream Act" is being produced in alliance with Cultural Arts Coalition, ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights, CADENA, Hispanic Institute of Social Issues, Chicanos por la Causa/Victoria Foundation, American Dream Fund Coalition, Community Advocacy Symposium (ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus), Aguila Yough Leadership Institute, First Congregational United Church of Christ, and 2008 Border Justice Festival and Film Event.

About Colores Actor-Writers Workshop:

CAWW was founded in 2002 by James E. Garcia. It is an incorporated non-profit theatre company dedicated to the presentation and development of Latino and multicultural theater. Recent productions include: American Pastorela: The Shepherds' Odyssey (Playhouse on the Park, 2007), A Mother's Will (SMCC Performing Arts Center, 2007), In a Glass House: The Life and Times of Raul Castro (Herberger Theater Center, 2007), Chuy (Herberger Theater Center, 2006), Voices of Valor (Gammage Auditorium, 2006).