Faces of Freedom

Moving fluidly from past to present and back again, the play interweaves Maria's journey to America in 1907, with Tron's escape from death and imprisonment as a Vietnamese boat person in 1978

Against this backdrop, we meet the newest imigrants: Halima, whose family fled the Taliban, Vida, who is trying to find the courage to cross the first city street she has ever seen

We get to know Juana, whose fast-food counter is her passport to a better world, and Carlos, whose skill with a soccer ball is his entry into a new school

Elena and Luis, a sister and brother from Mexico, are each inventing their own ways to cope with a suddenly unfamiliar life, while Semir, a young Bosnian boy, can only find peace of mind at Dunkin' Donuts

In seeing their stories, we see reflected many family's story of coming to America, and we learn - perhaps for the first time - the story of our newest neighbors, all of different cultures, facing risks and challenges, yet all of them united in their search for freedom

Cast can be doubled or expanded to 20 or more