Playwright-actress-educator Janis Astor del Valle (pictured left) returns to Middletown this Friday night to perform her latest play, "Becoming Joaquin", at 8 p.m. in the Performance Space of the Green Street Arts Center. It's a homecoming of sorts in that Ms. Astor del Valle served as the Executive Director of Green Street for several years before leaving to concentrate on her theatrical endeavors.
You may remember "Trans-Plantations", her autobiographical one-woman show she performed here in 2008. Her new one-woman play tells the story of a transgendered Latino and coming to grips with his sexuality. Ms. Astor del Valle plays the title role as well as the girlfriend and family members. Through the characters, the playwright talks and teaches about confusion, realization, acceptance and rejection as well as the conditions people often place on love. The play, directed by Middletown resident Carolyn Kirsch, is being presented as part of Green Street's "Queer Art Series." To find out more, go to www.greenstreetartscenter.org. To make a reservation, call 860-685-7871. For more information about the playwright/performer, go to http://janisastor.com.
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