Postcards From the Border is a multimedia theater work created for audiences of all ages and devised by 3 Texas-based Latinx collaborators with a narrative by noted writer Oscar Cásares, the music of singer/composer Carrie Rodriguez, and poetic photography of Joel Salcido. Combined, these elements illuminate the nuanced humanity of lives lived along the U.S.-Mexico border. The concept for Postcards began when Oscar, an acclaimed author (“Brownsville”) from the Rio Grande Valley, wanted to share his experience of growing up on the border with his 10-year-old daughter, Elena. To tell this story, he and Joel travel the length of the Rio Grande, from El Paso and Juarez to Brownsville and Matamoros searching out the subtle and profound details of those who live there which are often lost in the politics and rhetoric surrounding immigration. Their observations reveal a human-scale perspective of the lived experience in this area rooted in Latinx identity and family heritage.
Land Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge the Native Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we live, work, and raise our families: The Coahuiltecan, Jumanos, Sana, Lipan Apache, Comanche, and Tonkawa peoples.
