Share The Empty Space’s mission is to provide professional quality live theatre to the community of Bakersfield and to create an opportunity for local actors, directors and technicians to work in a creative environment that allows them to express themselves and their artistic ideas while encouraging them to continue to study and improve their craft.
Description
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
Written by Vanessa Beltrán
Directed by Mendy McMasters
September 6, 7, 13, & 14, 2024 at 7:30PM
This play is graciously sponsored by Que Buena 105.7FM and Vineripe Inc.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Written by Bakersfield artist Vanessa Beltran, When I Was Your Age tells the story of a first-generation family. When a birthday celebration brings the protagonist back home after a long time away, the family is forced to come to grips with deep-rooted issues of toxic masculinity, mental illness, and generational trauma.
Beltran says, “It’s a love letter to my community focused on breaking the generational trauma cycle in first-generation families. We’re all passing down some form of generational trauma, and this story, in particular, does deal with a first-generation family in a household where there is the children, parents, and grandparents and how each group deals with issues like machismo, mental illness, and substance abuse,”
Winner of the Outstanding Undergraduate Award at Cal State University Bakersfield and recipient of the National ASPIRE Arts Leadership Fellow, don’t miss this inspiring new work.
This play is recommended for mature audiences.
STARRING:
Yelitza Amador, Jacob Cota, Tyler Espinoza, Anthony Jauregui, Azra Joy, Erica Ortega, Jocelyn Torres, Maria Vega, and Gissela Zelaya
Date & Time
Sep 13 - 14, 2024
Venue Details
The Empty Space
5417 Woodmere DriveBakersfield, California 93313
