SANCTUARY CITY
Seattle Rep presents SANCTUARY CITY by Martyna Majok from March 1 to 31, 2024. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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El norte
"Two close-knit siblings leave Guatemala in search of a better life in the United States." (Library Journal)
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth
"Papers is the story of undocumented youth and the challenges they face as they turn 18 without legal status in the United States." (Kanopy)
Format: Streaming Video
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The Sun Is Also A Star
Based on the teen novel of the same name, The Sun is Also a Star follows the story of Natasha and Daniel, two teens who meet and fall in love the day before Natasha's family is to be deported to Jamaica.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Dear America
Sent to the United States as a child, Vargas didn't find out he was undocumented until he was a teenager. Then he went public in 2011. This is his story.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Beautiful Country
"In this extraordinary debut, civil rights lawyer Wang recounts her years growing up as an undocumented immigrant living in 'the furtive shadows' of America." (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Seattle Rep's SANCTUARY CITY website
Winter, 2001, Newark, NJ. Two DREAMers—pre-DACA—meet up on the fire escape, which happens most nights. Both undocumented teens, they grapple with life’s challenges, from family to their futures. When one becomes naturalized, she promises to marry the other so he can receive his papers and truly start his life. As time passes and their relationship shifts, both must confront what they are willing to sacrifice to live freely and belong. This searing and captivating new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning Martyna Majok asks what we’re willing to risk for those we love.
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