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The Panza Monologues

The Panza Monologues

by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga

Foreword by Tiffany Ana López

Published by: University of Texas Press

Imprint: University of Texas Press

Digital download
9780292754072
Published: December 2013

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Contents

The Panza Monologues is an original solo performance piece based on women's stories about their panzas—tú sabes—that roll of belly we all try to hide. Written, compiled, and collected by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga and fashioned into a tour-de-force solo performance, The Panza Monologues features the words of Chicanas speaking with humor and candor. Their stories boldly place the panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the lurking truths about women's thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and living conditions.

This second edition of The Panza Monologues presents the performance script in its entirety, as well as a rich supporting cast of dramaturgical and pedagogical materials. These include a narrative history of the play’s development by the playwrights; critical materials that enhance and expand upon the script’s themes and ideas (a short introduction to San Antonio, where the play was developed; playwright autogeographies; and a manifesto on women of color making theater); and a selection of pedagogical and creative ideas, including guidelines and advice for staging a production of the play and for teaching it in the classroom, community-making activities (screenings, hosting “Panza Parties,” community/group discussions), and creative writing activities connected to the play.

Foreword by Dr. Tiffany Ana López

Muchas Many Thank-Yous to All Our Panza Allies

Introducción to the Second Edition

Organization of the Book

One/Uno: The Panza Monologues: From Cuentos to DVD

Dos/Two: Script of The Panza Monologues

The Panza Monologues

Glossary

A Chronological Production History of The Panza Monologues

Three/Tres: Tejana Topographies

Un Mapa de San Antonio by Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez Introduction

San Antonio Paint(ed) by Numbers

Autogeographies

Virginia Grise

Irma Mayorga

Cuatro/Four: A DIY Production Manual

Introduction

Guidelines, Advice, and Good Wishes for Staging a Production of The Panza Monologues

Permission to Stage the Play

Royalties for Staging the Play

Promotional Materials for/from Your Production

Notes for Staging Your Production

Beyond the Play: Your Event

Para que nunca más nos vuelvan a borrar: Conciencia

Feminil, a Closer Look at the Practice of Panza Positive Activism

Permissions and Royalty Request Sample Letter for The Panza Monologues

Panza Checklist: Planning Your Production

Tupperware Meets Telenovela: Panza Parties

Introduction

Panza Party Sample Information Email

Panza Checklist: Planning Your Panza Party

Contact information

Five/Cinco: Pedagogy of the Panza: A Reading, Creative Writing, and Discussion Guide for The Panza Monologues

Introduction

Topics for Discussion and Activities Based on The Panza Monologues

Before Reading/Screening

After Reading/Screening

Internet Research Activities

Obesity in the United States

Body Image

Cultural Mapping

Creative Writing Activities Based on The Panza Monologues

Some Thoughts on Free-Writing

Creating Monologues

One-Liners

Writing with Personal Photographs

Autogeography

Ten Steps for Creating Documentary-Style Theater