Latinx Casting Manifesto — Quiara Alegría Hudes

Hudes and Sanchez gave the closing plenary at Theatre Communication Group’s 2019 National Conference. Photo by Jenny Graham.

Hudes and sister Gabriela Sanchez delivered the Association for Theater in Higher Education 2018 keynote address. Photo by Eric Ewald.

Photo: Jenny Graham

LATINX CASTING MANIFESTO is Gabriela Sanchez and Quiara Alegría Hudes, two Boricua sisters with different skin tones, body shapes, accents, and professional theater paths. Aka, two hermanas who chop up the drama.

What started as a tumblr on ethical and pragmatic practices for casting Latinx roles became a public speaking duo. Part large-scale group meditation, part frank conversation on wellness and womanhood, part theater manifesto towards radical joy, and part Spanglish vocabulary lesson, this multi-media presentation blends hilarity with heart-forward honesty.