The House on Mango Street
by Classic Theatre of San Antonio
Sep. 02 - Sep. 25, 2016
Fridays-Sundays
The House on Mango Street adapted from Sandra Cisneros' book - Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong -- not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young Latina coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.
Feature/interview with Sandra Cisneros by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-news, August 28, 2016
Feature/interview with Sandra Cisneros by Enrique Lopatigue, San Antonio Currnet, August 31, 2016
Wikipedia: The House on Mango Street is a 1984 coming-of-age novel by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. It deals with Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl, and her life growing up in Chicago with Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. Esperanza is determined to "say goodbye" to her impoverished Latino neighborhood. Major themes include her quest for a better life and the importance of her promise to come back for "the ones [she] left behind". The novel has been critically acclaimed, and has also become a New York Times Bestseller. -- Wikipedia
Directed by José Reubén de Léon
The House on Mango Street
by Amy Ludwig, adapted from the novel by Sandra Cisneros
Classic Theatre of San Antonio
September 02 - September 25, 2016
Tickets $10/$15/$25 plus service fees via
