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Photos by Zane Williams
Set Design by Joe Varga
ESPERANZA is a Labor Arts Project of the Wisconsin Labor History Society and the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
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Photos by Zane Williams
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Act 1 | Act 2
The arduous task of daily laundry now falls to the men . . .
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"Letting those women take over the meeting, now look at us!"
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"I ain't going back to work unless the company installs hot running water . . ."
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Sheriff's deputies try to disrupt the women's picket line
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As their men watch with admiration, the women chase the deputies off the line
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The sheriff jails the picket line's leaders
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"These dames are driving me crazy!"
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Released from jail, the women plan their picket strategy
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Esperanza anticipates the coming confrontation with Ramon over equality and respect in their marriage
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The Sheriff tries to break the strike by evicting Ramon & Esperanza's family, emptying the home of its furniture
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Esperanza defies the Sheriff and leads the women in returning the furniture to the home
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"We're not going to go down fighting, we're going to win!"
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Management settles "for now" and the community rejoices
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"Share your riches with us, land of our birth, With the children of the sun, the salt of the earth."
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Melinda & Karlos Moser
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Scenic design by Joseph Varga, inspired by the work of Diego Rivera
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Act 1 | Act 2