Photo by Mark Gladding
eSe Teatro, Parley, and ACTLab present
Two Big Black Bags
Written by Julieta Vitullo
Directed by Rebecca Tourino Collinsworth
Dates: August 9-11, 2019
Run time: approximately 2 hours with one, 10-minute intermission
Location: Lalie Theatre
James, an Argentine veteran of the Malvinas/Falklands War, wakes one morning to a big surprise in his living room: two big black bags containing ten million dollars. Determined to turn his life around, James embarks on an adventure from Seattle to South America. But is he willing to face the ghosts of his past in order to transform his future?
Based on an overlooked but deeply significant moment in Latin American history, this new fast-paced drama by Julieta Vitullo draws on music, movement, and magical realism to craft a universal story about the devastating effects of violence and the long and winding road to healing and redemption.
Two Big Black Bags will be presented as a scripts-in-hand, workshop production in collaboration with eSe Teatro, Parley, and ACTLab. The play will be presented in English with some spoken Spanish and music in Spanish.
eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinx Take Stage
Founded in 2010, eSe Teatro honors self-definition and inclusion, striving to represent all the colors in the “rainbow of brown” of our Latinidad. eSe Teatro explores language, shared history, and cultural roots, through adaptations of classics as well as new works and script development.
Parley, a Seattle Playwrights’ Group
Parley is a collective of Seattle playwrights committed to the long-term development of one another’s work. We provide a protected space in which to welcome the unguarded, authentic expression of our differences on the stage.