[Aqui - Hispanic Jews & Theatre #114]

DateApril 25 1992

Can DescriptionsAqui - #114 Hispanic Jews; Theatre; X3778; WCVB code 14; Rec date: 4-25-92; Air date: 5-3-92

AbstractAqui; Chelsea Theater; Spanish audio with English subtitles; Mayra Rodriquez-Howard introduces the Dreams and Plans program; Robert Meek talks about why the program is important for high school students in the Chelsea area; one component of the project was offering a play in Spanish presented by the students; several of the students talk about their experience in producing the play; black screen breaks with countdown; celebrating Seder in the Hispanic community is observed; Nancy Kauffman, Rabbi Rifat Sonsino, Sheila Deschter, Hector Merlin and Lucia David talk about the activity and its value for those who participated but also for the broader community; Suhail Puente and Nelson Suerez are interviewed about their own experiences as teens and efforts to stem drug and alcohol abuse among teenagers; Programs like Brockton Fights Back, and Latin Women United Against AIDS;

OtherIn the studio John R. Green, Maria Luisa Monserrate, Donna Hennessey, Gregg Kidd, Brian Pellicano, Jam Hakim, Bayard Peabody, Jr., Susan Krieger, Dave Gardiner, Gretchen Soehner, Mary Newsham, John Rosenfield, Glenn Fletcher, Jerry Milot, Larry McCarthy, Nina Lee, Carolyn Stirling, B. Geoffrey Lans, Kimberley Devolve, Larry Young, Bob Oliver, Laura Eastment, Jennifer Nieman, Marisol Rosario, Karl Nurse, Donna Latson-Gittens, Paul LaCamera;