By KATIE THOMPSON INLAND360 Intern
John Fraire, who has been writing, directing and producing plays since 2008, introduced the idea of "Las Memorias" to Warden High School students to provide them with self-confidence and public speaking skills.
"Las Memorias" is based on the lives of each of the performing students.
According to Dina Ibarra, Warden's assistant director of enrollment counseling, each student who was interested in performing submitted answers to questions about their life experiences, which Fraire turned into a script. This fully staged production is a semi-autobiographical account of each student’s journey through issues that they either overcame or learned from.
Mary Trotter, the director of Las Memorias, said that the transition between working with college students to working with high school students was seamless.
“All the students are extremely committed to the project so they are a joy to work with,” Trotter said.
Trotter said audience members can expect to “hear about honest journeys of living.” _______________ Thompson can be reached at arts@inland360.com.
-> if you go: WHAT: WSU's production of "Las Memorias" WHEN: 7 p.m. Aug. 15 and 16 WHERE: Jones Theater in Daggy Hall, Washington State University, Pullman MORE: Other productions take place in Moses Lake, Wenatchee and Yakima, Aug. 29 and 30.
