Post Gazette: The heart of a new Pittsburgh play called "Camino" is invisible.He flits in and out of scenes, and converses with other characters in the production by the Hiawatha Project, a Pittsburgh theater company. His unfinished journey is central to the plot, but the character Camino -- an injured bird cared for by an imprisoned illegal immigrant -- will not grace the stage during his namesake play's run Friday through Sept. 24 at the Dance Alloy Studio Theater in Friendship.Nor will Milton Mejia, the 23-year-old Honduran immigrant whose story inspired the play.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The travails of a Honduran immigrant in Pittsburgh inspires the play 'Camino'
Post Gazette: The heart of a new Pittsburgh play called "Camino" is invisible.He flits in and out of scenes, and converses with other characters in the production by the Hiawatha Project, a Pittsburgh theater company. His unfinished journey is central to the plot, but the character Camino -- an injured bird cared for by an imprisoned illegal immigrant -- will not grace the stage during his namesake play's run Friday through Sept. 24 at the Dance Alloy Studio Theater in Friendship.Nor will Milton Mejia, the 23-year-old Honduran immigrant whose story inspired the play.
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This sounds like a very interesting premise for a play, and it sounds like the play leans heavily on events that are actually happening. I applaud the Mejia's for getting their story out there, and I hope this play will help them in their plight. However, not to be a skeptic, but I do wonder what help their play could do in getting Mr. Mejia back into the United States. Its true, if enough people see the show and feel passionately about the issue they may send a letter to their congressman or something that may do some help, but its a bit of a longshot. On the other hand, while the production of this play may not help Mr. Mejia specifically, I do hope that it will help the situation of immigration into the US and how those immigrants are treated. I think getting stories like this one told in theatres is a strong step toward enacting social change.
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