El Frustrado Verb (The Frustrated Verb or Bird) - Part 1 (3212)

The story of a Puerto Rican family’s arrival in Newark, New Jersey during the 1950s is dramatized in a musical comedy highlighting the struggles, misconceptions and the importance of traditional values for migrants searching for a better life. The production is a community outreach project between Aspira of New Jersey and NJN’s Images/Imagenes. The goal is to bring theatre and television into urban areas, utilize local talent and educate youth on the history of their culture and families. Part 1 takes you from the economic depression in Puerto Rico to the farm workers in Georgia. Along the way, you will laugh with Spanish Elvis and his vision of a wealthy life in “Newark, a city where money is found in every street corner.”