PCPA Youth & Community Arts

Generously sponsored by

The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts, a field of interest fund of the Santa
Barbara Foundation.

Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation

Inspired by the first Latina astronaut, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, young and passionate Valentina dreams of following in her hero’s footsteps.  While Valentina’s classmates cast her off, because she’s a girl who enjoys ballet and her family doesn’t enthusiastically support her, she finds confidence and inspiration in her new (imaginary) best friend, astronaut Ellen Ochoa.  Valentina and Ellen navigate the world of big dreams, doubt, and education.  They find out how the sciences and the arts work together and never let fear get in the way of learning!

PRODUCTION HISTORY Virtual Production with Teatro Milagro 2020

This performance has been specifically crafted with grades K-5 in mind.

3 PUBLIC SHOWS
NOV 2, 2024 | 1:30PM & 7PM
NOV 3, 2024 | 1:30PM

SEVERSON THEATRE | Tickets $10

Are you looking to bring the experience of professional live theatre right to your school?
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Or contact our Youth and Community Arts Coordinator Jill Price at (805) 928-7731 ext. 4151 outreach@pcpa.org

PCPA Youth and Community Arts partners with Santa Maria Bonita Unified School District and  Children’s Creative Project (CCP) in the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Qualifying schools in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties can potentially receive financial support from CCP. Please contact Kate Yamasaki for more information: kyamasaki@sbceo.org.

Fees based on number of performances at one location in one day:
1 performance = $525
2 performances = $950
3 performances = $1350

About the Playwright

Maya’s work is rooted in collective creation and writing original content.  As a lifelong member of Milagro and an ensemble member with Studio Luna, she’s affiliated with companies that uplift Latine culture in American Theatre and center women’s voices.

Maya’s written work encompasses holiday plays, educational biographical plays and autobiographical stories. Her love of all things Christmas led her to writing A Xmas Cuento Remix, a modern musical adaptation of a Christmas Carol, which had a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere with Milagro, 16th Street Theater and The Cleveland Public Theatre. Through her relationship with The Cleveland Public Theatre, she was commissioned to write A Christmas Treat, a short rom-com featured in CPT’s production of 10 Minutes to Midnight: 9 Quirky Plays for the Holidays.

To join in on the educational theatre fun, Teatro Milagro commissioned and produced Huelga, a bilingual and educational super Acto about Latina activist and icon Dolores Huerta; Blast Off, a play for young audiences highlighting the achievements of the first Latina astronaut, Ellen Ochoa; and Worry Dolls, focused on mental health in Middle school students.

El Ermitaño (The Hermit) is a captivating 60-minute Spanish play, rich with music, humor, and tradition, embodying the time honored elements of a Pastorela.  Miguel Sabido’s Mexican Christmas tale explores the eternal conflict of good versus evil within the human experience, in partnership with Tierra Blanca Arts Center.

El Ermitaño es una cautivadora obra español de 60 minutos, rica en música, humor y tradición, que encarna los elementos consagrados de una Pastorela. El cuento navideño mexicano de Miguel Sabido explora el eterno conflicto del bien contra el mal dentro de la experiencia humana, en colaboración con el Centro de Artes Tierra Blanca.

This production is performed only in Spanish.
Esta producción se representa sólo en español.

SPECIAL EVENT
DEC 14, 2024 | 7:30PM
SEVERSON THEATRE | Tickets $10

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