March 18 – April 3, 2022
When people hold opinions different from our own, how do we communicate with them? How do we do what’s best for our family and community?
Though these plays are inspired by vaccines and pandemics; what they’re really about is: luchas and grandmothers, sasquatches and dragons, and improv and wizards!
All performances are bilingual.
Recommended for all ages.
Written by Mabelle Reynoso
In collaboration with Oliver Garcia, Jazel Hernandez, Ana Munoz, and Leilani
Directed by Luz Gaxiola
Benjamin lives with his elderly grandmother – who is obsessed with lucha libre. Benjamin can’t decide whether or not to get vaccinated. One night he falls asleep in his grandmother’s chair and watches his fears play out in an epic lucha wrestling match.
Written by Ramón Esquivel
In collaboration with Yulitssa Meza Duarte, Lus Gallardo, Arely Sanchez Medina, and Mylaa Moreno
Directed by Teal Farías
A mystical gate opens between two worlds. A Sasquatch, a Lechuza, a Dragon, a ferret, and a shrimp meet in a library. They’ll have to figure out who and what is real, and how to keep one another safe as they work through their differences.
Written by Miguel Pineda
In collaboration with Marixa Romo, Mason Lucas, and Zyrali Ruelas
Directed by Vanessa Postsil
Two characters meet in an undisclosed location. They encounter a wizard and talk about the first person to receive the vaccine. The audience will be called in to provide suggestions throughout the play in this improvisational and participatory piece.
Fully funded by the CDC Foundation, Fully Vaxxed will build vaccine confidence in diverse communities in Olympia and beyond through the commission and statewide tour of three bilingual one-act plays. OFT is proud to represent one of 30 national project selected for this community-building opportunity.
Our creative process is being co-designed with a roster of partners across Washington-state who serve Latinx and migrant communities including: WashMasks, Nuestra Casa, Wenatchee Café, the L.U.C.H.A Club at Mt. Vernon High School and more.
Working together, we will bring original works of theater, vaccine clinics, and community theater workshops across the state.
