(Above: Arbrella Luvert and Charmaine Coleman during a pre-pandemic appearance by the Minority Voices Theatre; photo courtesy of MVT)
By Randi Bjornstad
For the past four years, the Minority Voices Theatre has been carrying out its mission to provide opportunities for members of minority or otherwise marginalized groups in the Eugene-Springfield area to take part in theater arts at every level — whether as writers, actors, directors, stagecraft or simply members of the audience.
The group creates its performances at the Very Little Theatre, and its latest effort — affected as everything has been by the 2020 pandemic — takes place in the form of YouTube video that will be available to viewers through December.
It’s called María Indomable, a 15-minute play in Spanish, with English subtitles, written by local playwright Dorothy Velasco. Here is the MVT’s synopsis of the plot: “Maria Felix, the queen of classic Mexican film, unexpectedly encounters her ex-husband, Agustin Lara, the equally famous composer of romantic music. They resolve their unfinished business with edgy, affectionate wit.”
The play is free to viewers, available online at https://bit.ly/3o6hWsb
Minority Voices Theatre plans to do more such plays during the coming year; information will be available online at MinorityVoicesTheatre.org.
