By Orlando HernándezInspired by "Latino History of Rhode Island: Nuestras Raíces" by Marta V. Martínez
Directed by Tatyana-Marie CarloJanuary 19 – February 18, 2024
Please Note: This production’s run has ended.
Local stories, local communities
Doña Rosa’s Market on La Broa’ (Providence’s Broad Street) is where Rhode Islanders of “la comunidad Latina” have gathered for decades. It is there that they share their stories – from the experience of recent immigration to those of Americans whose threads stretch much further back. These real-life stories are heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hilarious. La Broa’ (Broad Street) draws from the true tales of Latina/Latino Rhode Islanders who have made this place their home, as documented by Marta V. Martínez in the oral history “Nuestras Raíces (Our Roots).” This world premiere speaks to what connects us at our core, and what keeps us going each day.
"This play is, in fact, a love letter to these founding families and to their cherished haunts, whose razing or repurposing has been heartbreaking but whose reimagined resurrection here is heartwarming and magical."
