Teatro Dignidad is a call for dignity...
Teatro Dignidad is at call for dignity...
Our Mission: We are a theatre company that promotes human rights through bilingual theatrical performance, and engaging, authentic storytelling.
Who We Are
Founded in 2017, Teatro Dignidad is a theatre company in Tucson, Arizona that is committed to producing plays that encourage critical thinking about the root causes of injustice and the need for human rights. As a border organization, our work is largely focused on uplifting the voices of local and internationally marginalized, immigrant groups. We are committed to producing work in both English and Spanish and firmly believe that Spanish speaking communities deserve access to the theatrical arts and to hear their stories told.
In February of 2019, Teatro Dignidad proudly established itself under the umbrella and fiscal sponsorship of Coalición de Derechos Humanos, a leading immigrants’ rights organization in the border. We align ourselves with their advocacy efforts.
Current Productions
¡BOCÓN!
This wonderous fable filled with mysticism and truth tells the story of young Miguel, a creative storyteller and irrepressible “bocón” or big mouth, who loses his voice when his parents are taken! Miguel’s only choice it to embark alone on a treacherous journey “north”!
Los que regresan / Those Who Return
This new work will examine the current immigration experience of families being targeted by ICE and deported without legal representation.
Past Productions
The Sound of Cracking Bones
A life affirming and intimate portrayal of courage and hope that examines the use of children in political conflict and war.
El Tiradito
A play that explores stories of lives lost in a deadly love triangle, and lives lost to our vast deserts. This play asks us to examine our own humanity through the eyes of people tossed aside, and the love of those left searching…
2 Nogales
This English premiere weaves the words of asylum seekers in a Nogales shelter back and forth inside the mouths of a group of “actors” traversing an unknown stage. These true accounts bring forth testimonials of harrowing journeys and ideas of hope and resilience.
Dos Nogales
Performed in Nogales, Sonora, and Hermosillo, México, this Spanish production weaves the words of asylum seekers in a Nogales shelter back and forth inside the mouths of a group of “actors” traversing an unknown stage.
Digna
A one woman show about Digna Ochoa, the murdered, Mexican, human rights lawyer who defended indigenous and environmentalist groups/communities in Mexico.
Diablos Aqui
This work, set in an alternative Tucson, imagines a different now, and possible future, as migrants are deported and democracy falters. We bear witness to an intimate conversation between a disappointed father and his detained activist daughter