OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks)

by Marcos Morales‍performed
by Alexa Echeverria, Marcos Morales and Sassa Rivera

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Es político. Es esperanzador. Escrito por el poeta Marcos Morales, OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks) es una exploración bilingüe de ser hijo de inmigrantes en Louisville, KY. Este evento celebra recordar de dónde vienes y reclamar el espacio donde estás.

It’s political. It’s hopeful. Written by poet Marcos Morales, OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks) is a bilingual exploration of being a child of immigrants in Louisville, KY. This event celebrates remembering where you came from and claiming space where you are.



If you like, you can follow along with the performance with side-by-side English and Spanish translations of the poems. View the PDF.

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OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks)

OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks)

Es político. Es esperanzador. Escrito por el poeta Marcos Morales, OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks) es una exploración bilingüe de ser hijo de inmigrantes en Louisville, KY. Este evento celebra recordar de dónde vienes y reclamar el espacio donde estás.

It’s political. It’s hopeful. Written by poet Marcos Morales, OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks) is a bilingual exploration of being a child of immigrants in Louisville, KY. This event celebrates remembering where you came from and claiming space where you are.



If you like, you can follow along with the performance with side-by-side English and Spanish translations of the poems. View the PDF.

Want to watch OKOLONA HABLA (okolona speaks)? It's included in our Member Library of free audio and video content. Check out the Actors Theatre of Louisville Memberships, starting at no cost, to get access.

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by Marcos Morales‍performed
by Alexa Echeverria, Marcos Morales and Sassa Rivera

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Production contains stage weapons, staged physical violence, intimate partner violence, suicide, and depictions of blood.

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