"Mummified Deer" Written by Luis Valdez Directed by his son, Kinan Valdez
The UCSC Theater Arts Department is honored to bring Luis Valdez’ play Mummified Deer to our Mainstage. Mummified Deer is a highly personal exploration of family themes and conflict played out in the context of history and social struggle. Mummified Deer was inspired by a 1984 newspaper article describing an 86-year-old woman in Juarez, Mexico, who was found to be carrying a 60-year-old mummified fetus in her womb.
The playwright returned to the article fifteen years later while simultaneously deeply exploring his own family’s Yaqui roots and ancestral history during a sojourn in Sonora, Mexico.
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Performances are: Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., Feb 26 at 7 p.m., Feb. 27 at 3 p.m., March 3, 4 and 5 at 7 p.m. and March 6 at 3 p.m.
