Carmela Full of Wishes
By Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios; Based on the book by Matt de la Peña illustrated by Christian Robinson
Carmela Full of Wishes is a one-act play that needs 4 performers (2 women, 2 men). Licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 4 performers
- Roles
- 2 women, 2 men
- Cast notes
- 2W, 2M (Doubling/Tripling)
- Running time
- About 70 minutes
- Recommended level
- Elementary
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Theatrical Rights Worldwide
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Synopsis
It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to accompany her big brother on his errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what her Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl”, Carmela finds a puffy white dandelion to blow, but her brother asks “Did you even make a wish?” The Newbery award-winning team behind Last Stop on Market Street portrays Carmela’s migrant community as a vibrant place of possibility. Full of touching and funny fantasies, Carmela must decide what her deepest
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