'Somewhere Between Cosmo and the Bible' explores what it means to grow up as an immigrant in the contemporary South
April 25, 2017
“When I was a little girl, my grandmother used to tell me that when people passed away, they ascended into millions of different heavens…” the show opens.
Inspired by true circumstances, writer and performer Ruth Isabel Guerra shares fantastical and awkward stories of growing up as a Filipina in the American South. This is a one-woman performance told in five chapters, featuring pages from Guerra’s personal journals and multi-media art. Come experience tales of being young, feeling lost, and ultimately, the power of storytelling in the journey of healing. *
Ruth Isabel Guerra is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Los Angeles, CA. She received a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Sewanee: The University of the South and studied film production at The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. She has experience in playwriting, costume design, scene painting, and has written and directed two short films. Hailing from the Philippines, her fam
