AMAL by Combat Hippies from MIAMI as part of DESTINOS 2021 - 4th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

About this event

AMAL examines the impact of war with equal parts humor and urgency. It explores the quest for meaning, purpose and identity sought through enlisting in the military and shares the unifying experiences of combatants and noncombatants as people of color. Tough and tender, AMAL relays stories of veterans’, refugees’ and civilians’ adjustment to life after war. This all-Puerto Rican Theater Company, places Puerto Rico’s colonial status, cultural and military heritage center stage. 

AMAL aborda el impacto de la guerra con humor y urgencia en partes iguales. Explora la búsqueda de significado, propósito e identidad a través del alistamiento en el ejército, y comparte las experiencias unificadoras de combatientes y no combatientes que se identifican como personas de color. Doloroso y conmovedor, AMAL transmite historias de cómo los veteranos, refugiados y civiles se adaptaron a la vida después de la guerra. Esta compañía de teatro totalmente puertorriqueña coloca en el centro del escenario el status colonial, la herencia cultural y militar de Puerto Rico.

*Performed in English.

**CLATA is a part of a growing coalition of performing arts venues and producers across Chicagoland that have agreed upon Covid-19 Vaccination and Mask Requirements for audiences through the end of 2021. 

This unified COVID-19 protection protocol will be in effect for indoor productions, requiring audience members to provide proof of vaccination or negative test certification upon entry and to wear masks.