We All Grow Latina: "The world premiere of Bronx-Dominicana playwright Julissa Contreras’ play Vámonos on Off-Broadway is paving the way for the Latine community in the theatre world"

The world premiere of Bronx-Domincana playwright Julissa Contreras’ play Vámonos on Off-Broadway is making waves in the theater scene. Produced by INTAR Theater Company and the Radio Drama Network, the play is set post 9/11 in the Bronx inviting the audience to understand how immigrant families, like the Torres’, are directly woven into the American fabric. Though our community is often tracked into lower socioeconomic statuses, our contributions to this country are as valuable as a wealthy white billionaire; we lose loved ones to war too. The bilingual play also boasts an Afro-Latine cast and crew authentically portraying the nuanced Afro-Latine experience.

Contreras, who has been writing since she was 19, wanted this play (which has now been extended to June 4th) to lay out how gender norms, anti-blackness, and media influences (to name a few) directly impact how we assimilate into American culture.