La Historia de Nuestras Vidas: The Story of our Lives Collection

Created by seven members of the Teatro Indocumentado ensemble, "La Historia de Nuestras Vidas," tells about the personal experience of immigrating to the United States, working at the meatpacking plant and being detained in the Postville immigration raid. Comprised of six Guatemalans and one Mexican, the group chose to represent themselves in the presentation and helped one another tell their very important story. After connecting with local theater artists Kate Blair and Alex Skitolsky, the group began developing personal narratives in Spanish and transcribing the accounts into English. This text was used to guide the approach and structure for the play. The seven members of the ensemble initiated the directing and staging of the production, as they were the ones who had experiences the events themselves. The play was shown in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago during 2009. The majority of the ensemble was deported towards the end of 2009

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La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [flyer]
La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [news release]
La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [program]
Story of Our Lives performance schedule in Spanish and English

The schedule of performances of La Historia de nuestras vidas given in 2009 and 2010.
Information about the Decorah performance of La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives

An announcement of the June 11, 2009 performance of La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives at the Good Shephard Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa as well as a preview of a play created by women impacted by the Postville raid.
La Historia de Nuestras Vidas (The Story of Our Lives) [poster]
Story of Our Lives image 1

A photograph of the seven men who wrote the play. This image was used on the cover of the play.
Story of Our Lives image 2

A color photograph of the seven authors of the play La Historia de neustras vidas : the story of our lives.
Story of Our Lives image 3

A color photograph of the seven men who wrote the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives, along with a woman who organized the presentation in Madison, Wisconsin on December 19, 2009.
Story of Our Lives Kate Blair's directors notes

Kate Blair

The stage directions for la Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives, written by the director Kate Blair.
A commentary about the dramatization La Historia de nuestras vidas (translated into English)

Juventino Lopez Pichia

An English translation of commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia on the creation of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives. He is one of the men that wrote and performed the play.
Story of Our Lives Spanish commentary by Juventino Lopez Pichia

Juventino Lopez Pichia

A commentary on the creation of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives written by one of the men that wrote and performed the play.
Un comentario de la obra dramatisada La Historia de nuestras vidas de Juventino Lopez Pichia

Juventino Lopez Pichia

A commentary on the creation of the play La historia de nuestras vidas : the story of our lives written by one of the men that wrote and performed the play.
Story of Our Lives letter from Alex Skitolsky

Alex Skitolsky

A letter written in response to an idea suggesting that the writing sessions for the play be recorded on videotape or cassette. Alex Skitolsky explains why he doesn't think that would be a good idea.
Story of Our Lives written statement from co-director Alex Skitolsky

Alex Skitolsky

A commentary on the creation of the play La Historia de Nuestras Vidas: The Story of Our Lives written by the co-director of the play.
La Historia de nuestras vidas Spanish script

Teatro Indocumentado

A play that recounts the experiences of seven of the people caught up in the Postville immigration raid in 2008.
La Historia de Nuestras Vidas / The Story of Our Lives compilation

Teatro Indocumentado

A compilation of documents relating to the play La Historia de Nuestras Vidas : The Story of Our lives. The seven men who wrote the play are Javier Lopez Sajche, Aaron Junech Vega, Luis Enrique Moncada Quiroz, Onofre Macario Aguilar, Juventino Lopez Pichia, Oscar Mejia Santos, and Victor Sis Tepaz.
La Historia de nuestras vidas (The Story of our lives) English script

Teatro Indocumentado

A play that recounts the experiences of seven of the people caught up in the Postville immigration raid in 2008.
Story of Our Lives personal interviews

Teatro Indocumentado

The transcriptions of the stories that form the basis of the play La Historia de nuestras vidas ; the story of our lives. The stories cover their childhoods, their decisions to come to the United States, their experiences getting to Postville, what it was like to work at the Agriprocessors plant, and the raid and what happened to them after the raid.
Story of Our Lives Spanish poster for Chicago performance

Teatro Indocumentado

A poster announcing the performance of La Historia de nuestras vidas on March 22, 2009 at the Luther Memorial Church in Chicago.