THE Magazine - Dallas / Forthworth

Founded in 1996, Cara Mía Theatre Company is a non-profit theatre company whose mission is to broaden appreciation and understanding of Chicano and Latino culture through theatre, literature and educational programs. In 1996, Cara Mía Theatre Company filled a void in the Dallas arts community by becoming the first Dallas theatre to focus on the Mexican-American experience. Cara Mía assured Mexican-American audiences that their bilingual and bicultural experiences were represented regularly on Dallas stages. Over the past 13 years, Cara Mía has become a cultural resource in Dallas and North Texas, producing world premieres of major Mexican-American writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Jimmy Santiago Baca, and Cherrie Morraga. Cara Mía has also produced original plays written collectively by the artistic ensemble and by local Dallas writers that have received critical acclaim from Dallas-Fort Worth media.