by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga introduction by Tiffany Ana López
University of Texas Press, 2014 Cloth: 978-0-292-74909-2 | eISBN: 978-0-292-75407-2 | Paper: 978-0-292-75405-8 Library of Congress Classification PS3607.R569P36 2014 Dewey Decimal Classification 812.6
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Tejana, San Antonio native, and Army brat, Irma Mayorga is a scholar and award-winning playwright, whose work in theater also includes directing and dramaturgy. She is Assistant Professor of Theater at Dartmouth College and has also served as a cultural worker in numerous people of color arts and community organizations.
A creative writer and actor, Virginia Grise is a member of the Women’s Project Playwrights’ Lab and a recipient of the Princess Grace Award in Theatre Directing and the Playwrights’ Center’s Jerome Fellowship. Her play blu received the Yale Drama Series Award and was published by Yale University Press. Her other plays include Making Myth, Cuerpo Descubierto, rasgos asiaticos, and a farm for meme.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
Further Reading
Panza Pilón: A Manifesto for Panza Positive Chicana Cultural Production
by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga introduction by Tiffany Ana López
University of Texas Press, 2014 Cloth: 978-0-292-74909-2 eISBN: 978-0-292-75407-2 Paper: 978-0-292-75405-8
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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Tejana, San Antonio native, and Army brat, Irma Mayorga is a scholar and award-winning playwright, whose work in theater also includes directing and dramaturgy. She is Assistant Professor of Theater at Dartmouth College and has also served as a cultural worker in numerous people of color arts and community organizations.
A creative writer and actor, Virginia Grise is a member of the Women’s Project Playwrights’ Lab and a recipient of the Princess Grace Award in Theatre Directing and the Playwrights’ Center’s Jerome Fellowship. Her play blu received the Yale Drama Series Award and was published by Yale University Press. Her other plays include Making Myth, Cuerpo Descubierto, rasgos asiaticos, and a farm for meme.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
Further Reading
Panza Pilón: A Manifesto for Panza Positive Chicana Cultural Production