Carmela Full of Wishes

60 Minutes
TYA
2f, 2m
(doubling)
TYA

Overview

It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to accompany her big brother on his errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what her Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl”, Carmela finds a puffy white dandelion to blow, but her brother asks “Did you even make a wish?”

The Newbery award-winning team behind Last Stop on Market Street portrays Carmela’s migrant community as a vibrant place of possibility. Full of touching and funny fantasies, Carmela must decide what her deepest wish is and she must do it before her birthday is over.

Casting & Production

Casting:

2M, 2F (doubling)

CARMELA: Latina

BIG BROTHER: Latino

MAMI: Latina

PAPI: Latino

SEÑOR LOPEZ: played by PAPI

FLOWER BOY: played by PAPI

BEJEWELED GRANDMA: played by MAMI

LA PALETA LADY: played by MAMI

BODEGA OWNER: played by MAMI

ANATOLI: bodega cat; can be played by MAMI or puppet

Production Notes:

Setting: A community of hardworking people; near a large body of water.

Music: Original song lyrics for “Carme Carmela” written by Dinorah Márquez.

Note: “Las Mañanitas” is a folk song.

Author Credits:

Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios

From the book by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson.

Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Reader

Upcoming Productions

Oct 25Nov 10, 2024
South Carolina Childrens Theatre
Greenville, SC

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