Real Women Have Curves
By Josefina López.
Product Code: R60000
Full-length Play
Comedy
Cast size: 5w.
Limited Streaming Rights Available
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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.
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Limited Streaming Rights Available
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Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code R60000
- Minimum Cast Size 5
- Pages of Dialogue 60
- Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 75 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience High School | College and Adult
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9780871297259
Customer Reviews
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pace High School | Brownsville | TX | 03/04/2025 | 04/30/2025 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | CA | 05/01/2025 | 05/03/2025 |
| Merely Players Presents | Doraville | GA | 09/18/2025 | 09/28/2025 |
| Westchester Playhouse | Los Angeles | CA | 09/12/2025 | 10/04/2025 |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro | OR | 05/08/2026 | 05/16/2026 |
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