the fort stockton community Theatre presents

Real Women have Curves 

by Josephina Lopez

(Performed by Sirena Productions of Corpus Christi)

Date: September 14th, 2024

TIme: 7:00pm - TBD

Location: The Fort Stockton Community Theatre

Synopsis: 

Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this is the outrageously funny story of

five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet nearly

impossible production deadlines in order to keep their tiny factory from going

under. And while they work, hiding from the INS (Immigration and Naturalization

Service), they talk... about their husbands and lovers, their children, their dreams

for the future. The story is told from the point of view of Ana, the youngest among

them. Just graduated from high school, Ana dreams of getting out of the barrio

and going off to college and becoming a famous writer. Although she needs the

money, Ana doesn't like working at the factory and has little respect for the

coworkers, who make fun of her ambitions and what they consider her idealistic

feminist philosophies. However, Ana keeps coming to her job and chronicling her

experiences in a journal. As the summer unfolds, she slowly gains an

understanding and appreciation of the work and the women, eventually writing an

essay that wins her a journalism fellowship which will take her to New York City.

This play, a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience, celebrates real

women's bodies, the power of women, and the incredible bond that happens

when women work together.

Organized by Alice Duerksen & J.B. Gallegos