The production of "Esperanza Rising" by Lynne Alvarez was an interesting adaptation of the novel. The stage is set in Mexico during the 1930 's and is about a young Mexican girl named Esperanza. She is the only child of a wealthy landowner and therefore spoiled. During the beginning of the story, everything is business as usual for Esperanza and her family, until tragedy strikes. Bandits kill Esperanza 's father and his wife is meant to inherit the estate, but women were not allowed to own land. Instead, Esperanza 's evil uncle takes over and demands that her mother marries him or else. Her mother chooses to hide and send Esperanza to America with their former servants. This production documents the struggle of not only Esperanza but all Mexican
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She wrote, "it 's a journey from one life to another." I think this is a very true statement that was exemplified very well throughout the play in its entirety. Esperanza leaves behind her family and friends and comes to America with the clothes on her back and the doll her father gave her. She has to work at a very young age in order to save enough money to bring her mother to America with her. She couldn 't just change she had to evolve and adapt and journey to a new life. Just as Lisa Portes said it became a journey to a new life. It was shown very well throughout the production. I was able to follow Esperanza 's evolution without any issue. I think that the director did an excellent job of using many different elements to tell this story, including symbolic props, and …show more content…
I thought it was interesting at first and wasn 't sure that it worked. I was taken back because I didn 't know what there was to sing about in the play. It turned out to be an important part of the storytelling aspect and seemed to be a way for Esperanza to connect with her mother. I liked the choice of the single guitarist that was interactive with the audience it wasn 't overwhelming musical. It added a different element to the play so it was so traditional. It was a good choice because it changed the pace of the play and added even more emphasis to the emotionally charged
She wrote, "it 's a journey from one life to another." I think this is a very true statement that was exemplified very well throughout the play in its entirety. Esperanza leaves behind her family and friends and comes to America with the clothes on her back and the doll her father gave her. She has to work at a very young age in order to save enough money to bring her mother to America with her. She couldn 't just change she had to evolve and adapt and journey to a new life. Just as Lisa Portes said it became a journey to a new life. It was shown very well throughout the production. I was able to follow Esperanza 's evolution without any issue. I think that the director did an excellent job of using many different elements to tell this story, including symbolic props, and …show more content…
I thought it was interesting at first and wasn 't sure that it worked. I was taken back because I didn 't know what there was to sing about in the play. It turned out to be an important part of the storytelling aspect and seemed to be a way for Esperanza to connect with her mother. I liked the choice of the single guitarist that was interactive with the audience it wasn 't overwhelming musical. It added a different element to the play so it was so traditional. It was a good choice because it changed the pace of the play and added even more emphasis to the emotionally charged