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(Christina plays Marin and Rachel in The House on Mango Street)

I think The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is about dreams. What it means to dream big, dream beyond your limitations, beyond your current situations. That’s something I’ve always related to. When I first read the book as a teenager, I remember identifying with Esperanza’s curiosity and tenacity and imagination. I, like Esperanza, always dreamed of growing up and making it “big” (whatever that means) and moving far way from where I grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And I, like Esperanza, have grown up to become fiercely proud of where I come from, no matter where the future has taken me.

I feel so lucky to be a part of this production at Steppenwolf. Sometimes, you get a rare opportunity to be a part of something that is so much bigger than yourself, and I think we’ve all had that feeling from the first day of rehearsal. There are so many special things about this play - an all-Latino cast, a Chicago story adapted by a Chicago author, a world premiere complete with awesome new music - I just feel jazzed to share this with our community.

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