Simply Maria, or the American Dream
By These Authors Confessions of Women From East L
Simply Maria, or the American Dream is a play that needs 10 or more performers (6 women, 4 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 10 or more performers
- Roles
- 6 women, 4 men
- Cast notes
- 4m., 6w. Limited Streaming Rights Available
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
Picked this show? Get a rehearsal schedule built from your script
Opening soon? Build the program
Synopsis
This wildly funny play tells the story of Maria, a young, precocious Latina aspiring to be an actor, and her dream of going to college. The story begins in Mexico with Maria's parents eloping. Maria is born, and shortly after they leave for the U.S. her father, Ricardo, tells Maria that in America, with an education, she can have the American dream. Maria believes him and studies hard. However, when she tells her parents she wants to go to college, they order her to get married instead. Maria is
Request performance rights from Dramatic Publishing
Similar shows by cast size
- Murder at the Book Club (10 performers)
- Mobile Home, Sweet Home (10 performers)
- The Man Who Wanted to Be Santa (10 performers)
- A Ready Made Family (10 performers)
- The First Human Impalement Act in These Here Parts (10+ performers)
- The Best Drama Club Fundraiser of All Time, Minus That Part Where We Accidentally Summoned a Demon (10 performers)