The Panza Monologues, Second Edition / / Virginia Grise, Irma Mayorga.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Grise, Virginia,; Mayorga, Irma,
• MitwirkendeR: López, Tiffany Ana,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Second Edition
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The Panza Monologues is an original solo performance piece based on women's stories about their panzas—tú sabes—that roll of belly we all try to hide. Written, compiled, and collected by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga and fashioned into a tour-de-force solo performance, The Panza Monologues features the words of Chicanas speaking with humor and candor. Their stories boldly place the panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the lurking truths about women's thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and living conditions. This second edition of The Panza Monologues presents the performance script in its entirety, as well as a rich supporting cast of dramaturgical and pedagogical materials. These include a narrative history of the play’s development by the playwrights; critical materials that enhance and expand upon the script’s themes and ideas (a short introduction to San Antonio, where the play was developed; playwright autogeographies; and a manifesto on women of color making theater); and a selection of pedagogical and creative ideas, including guidelines and advice for staging a production of the play and for teaching it in the classroom, community-making activities (screenings, hosting “Panza Parties,” community/group discussions), and creative writing activities connected to the play.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Muchas Many Thank-Yous to All Our Panza Allies -- Introducción to the Second Edition -- Organization of the Book -- One/Uno The Panza Monologues: From Cuentos to DVD -- Dos/Two Script of The Panza Monologues -- Three/Tres Tejana Topographies -- Cuatro/Four A DIY Production Manual -- Five/Cinco Pedagogy of the Panza: A Reading, Creative Writing, and Discussion Guide for The Panza Monologues -- Notes -- Additional Art Credits -- Index