72 Miles to Go...
by Hilary Bettis

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Highlights

90 mins Present Day Role(s) for Latine Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

72 miles.

It’s the distance between Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico – and the distance between deported immigrant Anita and her American-born husband and children.

72 Miles to Go... follows one family over a decade as they come of age, fall in love, fight in wars and fight for each other – against the backdrop of deportation, DACA and changing immigration laws.

Press Reviews

"This play is about being American, with or without the documentation to prove it... Its power is in its simplicity.”"

— The New York Times

"★★★★ “The work follows, quite effectively, one Tucson, Arizona family from 2008 to 2016 as they fight the currently worsening United States immigrant policies and their effect on families involved"

— New York Stage Review

"Humanizes a predicament more often reduced to Washington debates."

— Time Out New York

"Hilary Bettis puts five human faces on a national disgrace that most New York theatergoers only read about or see in news snippets on MSNBC... Bettis’ big moments remain devastating to watch."

— The Wrap

"The play creates a believable family whose longing to be whole sits at odds with the cold fact that life must go on, often in the most mundane ways... can veer from hilarious to heart-wrenching with whiplash speed."

— Houston Chronicle

Characters

Character
Anita

Mexican, 42-50, living in Nogales, Mexico.

Christian

Chicano, 23-31, dreams of being a Marine.

Eva

Chicana, 17-25, the caretaker.

Aaron

Chicano, 14-22, loves science.

Billy

Chicano, 47-55, pastor at a Unitarian church.

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Hilary Bettis on 72 Miles to Go...

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573709890
ISBN-10 0573709890

72 Miles to Go... is a play written by Hilary Bettis and published by Samuel French .

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