From the Archives:

Another history lesson.

After digging through the mounds of materials, scripts, photos and
plays Teatro has amassed over the years, this month we chose to
highlight our 1993 production of Visits with my MGM (My Grandmother
Marta).

The cast list included, Quimby Lomardozzi, Marlene Cooper, Chrys
Carroll, Alfredo Chicana, Jose Alfredo Panelli, and Elena Giannetti.
It was directed by Lester Purry and the stage manager was our very own
Robin Gillette, current chair(wo)man of Teatro's board. The play ran
April 30th – May 14, it was performed at the Jerome Hill theatre at
the First Trust building in St. Paul.

Using flashbacks villareal transports the granddaughter back to the
family's roots in mexico and follows her grandmother across the border
to Texas. As the generations Americanize, it's left to the
grandmother to become the link to their rich Mexican past.

On May 10th the play was reviewed by Peter Vaughn at the Star Tribune.
"A capable cast is led by Quimby Lombardozzi's clear and confident
performance as Marta feliz. Strong support is given by Jose Alfredo
Panelli, who seems to best understand the grandiose style needed to
ring this story to its full potential."