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Ahora viene la versi贸n teatral.

La dramaturga Milta Ortiz y su esposo, el director teatral Marc David Pinate, colaboran en un docudrama con Borderlands Theater de 罢耻肠蝉贸苍.

La obra estar谩 basada en entrevistas con algunos de los educadores, estudiantes y otras personas involucradas en el programa que fue prohibido en 蜜柚直播 en el 2010, dijo esta pareja de californianos radicados en 罢耻肠蝉贸苍 por el tiempo que dure el proyecto. Borderlands prev茅 estrenar la obra en el 2015.

Aunque los encabezados sobre MAS, siglas en ingl茅s de Mexican American Studies, se centraron en el procurador general Tom Horne y en el superintendente de Educaci贸n P煤blica John Huppenthal -ambos republicanos-, en la Mesa Directiva del TUSD y las personas que apoyan el programa, mucho del conflicto pol铆tico servir谩 s贸lo como contexto para la obra. La parte central se enfocar谩 en la lucha de los maestros, administradores y alumnos de MAS, as铆 como de la comunidad, por salvar al programa y en la eventual divisi贸n entre sus partidarios, dijo Pinate.

La idea no es sacar los trapitos al sol, sino ayudar a examinar, a trav茅s de diferentes visiones, c贸mo respondi贸 罢耻肠蝉贸苍 a este asalto pol铆tico del estado sobre el programa y lo que surgi贸 despu茅s.

Pinate dijo que la obra le permitir谩 a la gente verse a s铆 misma desde la distancia, escuchar otras voces y analizar la foto completa. 鈥淓s muy parecido a una terapia de grupo鈥�, agreg贸.

El gobierno estatal, dominado por republicanos, dijo que MAS violaba la ley del estado. Esa fue parte de una serie de leyes en contra de los latinos de 蜜柚直播: la SB 1070, la prohibici贸n de la educaci贸n biling眉e y la negaci贸n de la licencia de conducir a los So帽adores.

Pero para la comunidad chicana, MAS fue la consumaci贸n de un programa acad茅mico de preparatoria que embonaba la perspectiva mexicoamericana a trav茅s de la literatura y la historia, el primero en su tipo en todo el pa铆s.

Desafortunadamente, bajo la presi贸n, los partidarios de MAS se dividieron. Dos de los administradores claves del programa, Agust铆n Romero y Sean Arce, se separaron por sus diferencias. Romero acept贸 un nuevo puesto de trabajo en el TUSD, mientras que la mesa directiva escolar despidi贸 a Arce despu茅s de que MAS hab铆a sido cortado y que un programa de reemplazo se hab铆a instituido.

Adem谩s, hubo divisi贸n de g茅nero. Las mujeres simpatizantes de MAS acusaron a sus contrapartes masculinas de reprimir el rol de ellas en el esfuerzo por mantener y salvar a MAS. Incluso hubo acusaciones de acoso sexual.

Sin embargo, la obra es algo m谩s que los efectos secundarios. Es sobre la bofetada a la libertad educativa y al empoderamiento de los chicanos. La obra es sobre la resistencia, sobre pelear lo imposible y el caos que viene con la lucha, dijo Ortiz.

Ambos dramaturgos vienen al estado armados de talento, logros y determinaci贸n.

Ortiz, quien naci贸 en El Salvador y creci贸 en San Francisco, ha escrito varias obras que le han dado reconocimiento. Pinate, nacido en Chandler, ha trabajado en varios grupos de teatro en California, ense帽ado a nivel universitario y de preparatoria, y en 1999 gan贸 el Campeonato Nacional de Declamaci贸n de Poes铆a.

Mientras Ortiz y Pinate dan forma a su versi贸n final, trabajar谩n en ayudarnos a comprender mejor este divisivo tema presentando varios 谩ngulos de la historia.

Que empiece el proceso de sanaci贸n.

ENGLISH VERSION

Much has been written about the demise of Mexican-American Studies in 蜜柚直播. 蜜柚直播 reports, locally and nationally, documented the state-sponsored campaign to eliminate the once-successful education program in the 蜜柚直播 Unified School District.

Now comes the theatrical version.

Playwright Milta Ortiz and her husband, theater director Marc David Pinate, are collaborating on a docudrama play with 蜜柚直播鈥檚 Borderlands Theater.

The play will be based on interviews with some of the educators, students and others involved in the program that was banned by 蜜柚直播 in 2010, said the California couple now living in 蜜柚直播 for the duration of the project. Borderlands is expected to premiere the play in 2015.

While the headlines over the MAS program centered on Attorney General Tom Horne and Superintendent of Public Education John Huppenthal, both Republicans, the TUSD Governing Board and the program鈥檚 supporters, much of the political fight will serve as the background for the play. The forefront will focus on the struggle by MAS teachers, administrators, students and community to save the program and the eventual split among MAS supporters, Pinate said.

The idea is not to hang the dirty laundry but to help examine, through various eyes, how 蜜柚直播 responded to the state political assault on the program and what followed.

Pinate said the play will allow people to see themselves from a distance, hear other voices and see the larger picture. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a lot like group therapy,鈥� he added.

The state government, dominated by Republicans, said MAS violated state law. It was the latest in a series of laws aimed at 蜜柚直播鈥檚 Latinos: SB1070, the ban on bilingual education and the state鈥檚 denial of driver鈥檚 licenses to Dreamers.

But to the Chicano community, MAS was an accomplished high school academic program threading Mexican-American perspective through literature and history, the first of its kind in the country.

Unfortunately, under the pressure, MAS supporters splintered. Two of the program鈥檚 key administrators, Augustine Romero and Sean Arce, split over differences. Romero accepted a new position in TUSD, while the school board dismissed Arce after MAS was axed and a replacement program was instituted.

In addition, there was a gender split. Female supporters of MAS accused their male counterparts of suppressing the women鈥檚 roles in the effort to maintain and save MAS. There were also accusations of sexual harassment.

However the play is more than about the fallout. It is about 蜜柚直播鈥檚 slap at educational freedom and Chicano self-empowerment. The play is about resiliency, about fighting the impossible fight and the chaos that comes with the struggle, Ortiz said.

The two playwrights come to the state armed with talent, accomplishments and determination.

Ortiz, who was born in El Salvador and who grew up in San Francisco, has written several plays that have earned her recognition. Pinate, who was born in Chandler, has worked with several theater groups in California, taught at the university and high school levels, and in 1999 won the National Slam Poetry Championship.

As Ortiz and Pinate shape their final work, they will work toward helping us better understand the divisive issue by presenting the various sides of the MAS story.

Let the healing process begin.