Las Soldaderas
By Nelly E Cuellar-Garcia
Las Soldaderas is a one-act play that needs 9 or more performers. Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 9 or more performers
- Cast notes
- 9 women and large ensemble of 15+
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Set in the Sierra Madre Mountains, this historic drama follows the lives of an intrepid band of female guerilla fighters who choose to pick up rifles to defend the poor and disenfranchised from the clutches of the corrupt Mexican government and their soldiers. The play explores what it means to be a woman, known as a “soldadera” (female soldier), in the face of great adversity, for they battle not only the enemy but also their own memories of loss, love, family, and betrayal. Each character allo
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