ICYMI: Beaverton Library to Host Milagro Theatre Play Based on Frida Kahlo's Life Sunday

BEAVERTON, OR – A local theater company will honor famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo next month with a production based on her life, according to city officials.

Portland-based Milagro Theatre will perform "Mijita Fridita" Sunday, May 7, at the Beaverton City Library, 12375 S.W. Fifth St. The free production, which will be performed in both English and Spanish, is suitable for all ages.

"We are so pleased to be able to host Teatro Milagro's 'Mijita Fridita' at the Beaverton City Library," Beaverton librarian Christina Hanson told Patch in an email. "Teatro Milagro has been an innovative part of the local theater scene for over three decades, and their bilingual productions are joyous and heartfelt. 'Mijita Fridita' promises to introduce young and old alike to the early life of Frida Kahlo and her achievements, and inspire our diverse, multilingual Beaverton community."

Written by Corvallis native and Oregon State University graduate Ajai Terrazas Tripathi, the play follows Kahlo as she grows up in her family’s Coyoacan home during the Mexican Revolution, following her polio diagnosis. Tripathi also performs.

About the play:

Bedridden, Fridita escapes into the world of her imagination and meets another girl that looks just like her. Together, they journey to the center of the world for a fiesta with all the characters of Fridita's imaginings. Back in the real world, Fridita's peers taunt her for being different, but her father, Guillermo, encourages her and awakens her interest in art with his love of photography. Strong and resilient, Fridita learns to overcome hardships and stay true to herself in order to become the legendary artist that continues to inspire.

For more information, visit BeavertonLibrary.org, or call 503-644-2197.

And for more on Milagro Theatre and its other upcoming performances, visit www.milagro.org.

This post has been updated to include comments from Beaverton City Library's Christina Hanson.

Photo Courtesy: Russel J. Young, Teatro Milagro