Working Classroom presents the world premiere of Highway 47, an often funny, ultimately heartbreaking story of a land grant, a church and a resilient Hispanic community. Based on interviews and historical documents, Highway 47 is a testament to the malleability of history, the thickness of blood, the conceit of ownership and the power of cultural identity.Written and directed by Tome native KJ Sanchez and Working Classroom's award-winning ensemble theater company. For over 250 years Tome, New Mexico was defined and ultimately divided by the communally owned Merced (land grant) and the highway that cut through it. Based on interviews with residents and historical documents, this visually dynamic play explores the life of a community recovering from a devastating land feud, remembering its traditions and struggling to survive as a bedroom community in the shadows of the State's largest City.
All performances will be at the South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway SE, Albuquerque NM. Fridays: March 11 & 18: 10:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m. Saturdays: March 12 & 19: 8:00 p.m. Sundays: March 13 & 20: 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $10/Adults; $5.00/Students & Seniors; Group rate (10 or more): $4.00/person. Purchase tickets at SBCC, Working Classroom or online.
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KJ Sanchez is a writer, director, teacher and actor. She has taught at the University of British Columbia , De Paul and Bard College ; performed in premiere productions by noted contemporary playwrights, received a Drama League Directing Fellowship and served on the Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors. Her work on Highway 47 is supported by a NEA/TCG Career Development for Directors award. Highway 47 is produced by Working Classroom's award-winning theater company - recipient of the National Alliance for Theatre & Education's Ann Flagg Award for Outstanding Multicultural Theater and a New Generations Grant from Theatre Communications Group (funded by Doris Duke and Andrew Mellon Foundations). .
The production is made possible with support from New Mexico Arts, Clear Channel Entertainment, County of Bernalillo, KOB-TV, McCune Charitable Foundation, Scripps Howard Foundation and Joseph P. & Jeanne M Sullivan. For information and reservations, call 505-242-9267.
