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Ranchland by Martha Annette Mendoza a poetic border tale of migration, place and time. Produced by Marfa Live Arts this award-winning work is part of the series Radio Plays in the Time of Corona.
Voice actors include Georgina Escobar, Gary Oliver, Rosario Chacon, Nick Bustillos, Sam Walker, Pam Breithaupt and Giselle De La Rosa.
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Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.
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Ranchland by Martha Annette Mendoza, winner of the Marfa Live Arts Short Play Contest.
Starring: Georgina Escobar, Gary Oliver, Omar Coronel, Rosario Chacón, Nick Bustillos, Sam Walker and Pam Breithaupt with Primo Carrasco and Giselle De La Rosa.
Marfa Live Arts is thrilled to announce the winners of the Short Playwriting Contest
Marfa Live Arts se complace en anunciar a los ganadores del Concurso de Obras Breves
The top three winners receive cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100 respectively, and the grand prize play will be produced into a Radio Play in the Time of Corona to air on regional radio stations.
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The Grand Prize Winner is RANCHLAND by Martha Annette Mendoza of Marfa. Jurist Georgina Escobar says, “How do the animals in the desert get news? Why from the mockingbird, of course! We see a scene of a piece of flint recently brought from a cave, a cholla bush and a gaggle of birds. Cartel violence from the perspective of nature makes this piece delectable in its imaginative fervor.”
2nd Prize is DOBLE NACIONALIDAD by Ramón Vega Navarro of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, México. Jurist Raul Garza says, “Stunning. The writer shares an epic origin myth by weaving together ordinary fragments of the West Texas/Mexico world we know. Lyrical and heartfelt language.”
3rd Place is MAMA, PLEASE HOLD ME TIGHTLY AND SAY YOU LOVE ME by Trish Anne Runyan of Presidio, Texas. Jurist Diana Burbano says about Runyon’s piece, “I love the serious and funny examination of what it means to be black and brown, to feel suicidal and to need to connect with an older person who might be able to help sort things out. Told with inventiveness and pathos.”
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Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners!
Los tres primeros ganadores recibirán premios en metálico de 500, 250 y 100 dólares respectivamente, y la obra ganadora del gran premio se convertirá en una Obra Radiofónica en la Época del Corona que se emitirá en las emisoras regionales
La obra ganadora del Gran Premio es RANCHLAND, de Martha Annette Mendoza, de Marfa. Georgina Escobar, miembro del jurado, dice: "¿Cómo se enteran de las noticias los animales del desierto? Pues a través del sinsonte, ¡por supuesto! Vemos una escena de un trozo de sílex recién sacado de una cueva, un arbusto de cholla y una pandilla de pájaros. La violencia de los cárteles desde la perspectiva de la naturaleza hace que esta pieza sea deliciosa en su fervor imaginativo".
El segundo premio es para DOBLE NACIONALIDAD, de Ramón Vega Navarro, de Ojinaga, Chihuahua, México. El miembro del jurado Raul Garza dice: "Impresionante. El escritor comparte un mito de origen épico tejiendo fragmentos ordinarios del mundo que conocemos del oeste de Texas/México. Tiene un lenguaje lírico y sincero".
El tercer premio es para MAMA, PLEASE HOLD ME TIGHTLY AND SAY YOU LOVE ME, de Trish Anne Runyan, de Presidio, Texas. Diana Burbano dice sobre la obra de Runyan: "Me encanta el examen serio y divertido de lo que significa ser negro y moreno, sentirse suicida y necesitar conectar con una persona mayor que pueda ayudar a resolver las cosas. Está contada con inventiva y patetismo".
Gracias a todos los que han participado y enhorabuena a los ganadores.
