ABOUT THIS SHOW
A nine-year-old Bee Quijada sits in a suburban classroom. During a history lesson on Rosa Parks, she asks, “Where did Latinos sit on the bus?” What follows is a theatrical mixtape of Bee’s life. It’s a one-person show that immerses the audience in elaborate, layered soundscapes by fusing Latin rhythms, hip-hop, and spoken word poetry. And it’s all made, in-person, in real time, through the magic of live music and storytelling.
Presented as part of the 7th Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival 2024, Where Did We Sit on the Bus? captures both the innocence of youth and the pressures that come with being the child of immigrants. It asks, “What is my place? Where do I fit in?”. It builds from the ground up, one step at a time, taking audiences on a soulful musical journey as its hero finds hope and meaning through art.
About Satya Jnani Chávez
Satya Jnani Chávez is a Chicago-based, queer, Latiné, multidisciplinary artist, whose work as a composer, actor, musician, director and music director, has been developed and produced across the country.
In addition to the original score they composed for Brian Quijada's Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, which was produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville (Drama League Award nominated), Cleveland Playhouse, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Marin Theatre Company and The Denver Center For Performing Arts.
As an actor their work has been seen of the stages of the Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, The Denver Center for Performing Arts, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Cleveland Playhouse, John F. Kennedy Center, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Marin Theatre Company, South Coast Repertory and more. Chávez is also an inaugural recipient of the Jeff Impact Fellowship.
About CLATA
The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) is a leading advocate organization for Latine theater in Chicago. Supporting the development of emerging and established Latine playwrights, actors, directors and theater professionals is central to its mission. CLATA’s goal is to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive theater community, by presenting and producing Latine theater that celebrates and promotes the richness and diversity of our Latinidad. CLATA believes together we can build a stronger and more sustainable Latine theater industry. For more information visit their website.
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Content Advisory
Due to the high volume and wide breadth of work we present, we are often not able to proactively offer content advisories for individual performances. However, if you have specific concerns about stage effects (such as strobe lights or fog/haze) that might have a bearing on comfort or well-being, or if you would like to know more about the age appropriateness of the performance, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.