IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DEC. 28, 2009

New Carpa Theater Co. presents…

“Dream Act”
a play in one act by James E. Garcia

The following performances are sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix, 4027 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, and the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1407 N. Second Street in Phoenix.

Contacts: James E. Garcia, 623-252-2772, info@newcarpa.org, www.newcarpa.org; or Charlotte Carl-Mitchell, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix, 602-840-8400, publicity@phoenixuu.org, www.phoenixuu.org.

WHEN: January 15-17, 2010

WHAT: “Dream Act” tells the story of Victoria Nava, an undocumented immigrant and university student who dreams of practicing medicine. Homeless and afraid of being deported in the face of an immigration crackdown, Victoria’s dream of graduating from college is slipping away. (Note: each performance will be followed by a short discussion with the playwright and experts on the Dream Act, a proposed federal law that would provide a path to legalization for the more than 65,000 undocumented young people who graduate from high school in the United States each year.) THE PERFORMANCES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

TICKETS: General admission, $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. A limited number of discounted tickets will be available at showup.com.

PERFORMANCE TIMES AND LOCATIONS

English-language performances:

• Friday, January 15, 8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix (UUCP), 4027 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley.
• Saturday, January 16, 2 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1407 N. 2nd St, Phoenix.
• Sunday, January 17, 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix (UUCP), 4027 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley.

Spanish-language performance:

• Saturday, January 16, 8 p.m., First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1407 N. 2nd St, Phoenix.
• Sunday, January 17, 8 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1407 N. 2nd St., Phoenix.

New Carpa Theater Co. was founded in 2002 and is dedicated to the development of Latino and multicultural theater works. The company was founded by James E. Garcia. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Phoenix has been providing Valley residents liberal religious opportunities since 1947 through worship services, children’s and adult religious education programs and community outreach.