Teatro Dignidad Performance and Preview of Los Que Regresan

MOCA and Teatro Dignidad present a preview reading of Huga Salcedo’s Los Que Regresan / Those Who Return, followed by a panel discussion by local activists Alba Jaramillo, Isabel Garcia, Jesus Cuellar, and Karla Toledo about the new production.

The play will premier November 5, 2026 at the Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing. Co-directed by Eva Zorrilla Tessler and Alida Holguín Wilson-Gunn, the play examines the contemporary immigrant experience of families being targeted by ICE and the “self-deportation” policies enacted by the current administration. In this new production, generational trauma collides with the cruelty of the American immigration system. Salcedo deftly paints a portrait of one family compelled to cope with the fear of indeterminate detention and the repercussions of forced self-deportation. 

 

About Teatro Dignidad

Founded in 2017, Teatro Dignidad is a theatre company in Tucson, Arizona that is committed to producing plays that encourage critical thinking about the root causes of injustice and the need for human rights. As a border organization, their work is largely focused on uplifting the voices of local and internationally marginalized, immigrant groups. They are committed to producing work in both English and Spanish and firmly believe that Spanish speaking communities deserve access to the theatrical arts and to hear their stories told.

In February of 2019, Teatro Dignidad proudly established itself under the umbrella and fiscal sponsorship of Coalición de Derechos Humanos, a leading immigrants’ rights organization in the border.