Biography on milcha sanchez scott

 

As the curtain fell on Stan State’s premiere of “Roosters,” playwright Milcha Sanchez-Scott sat among those applauding.

“It’s a very good production,” she said in a question and answer session on stage with the cast after the play.

Sanchez-Scott said she has seen her signature work performed dozens of times, but enjoys student productions the most.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott (born ) is an American playwright of Indonesian, Chinese, Dutch, and Colombian heritage.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott (born ) is an American playwright of Indonesian, Chinese, Dutch, and Colombian heritage.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott is an American playwright of Indonesian, Chinese, Dutch, and Colombian heritage.

Playwright Bio .

The daughter of a Colombian father and an Indonesian mother, Milcha Sanchez-Scott was born on the island of Bali in She was educated in England until.

Milcha Sanchez-Scott's first play, Latina, premiered in Los Angeles in.

“Each time the actors bring whatever they have and make it their own. It’s unique and it’s great — they’re all just going for it,” she said.

The play uses the Latino literary technique of magical realism. It explores machismo, violence and gender roles in a Latino family strained by the father’s violent temper and its consequences.

He is obsessed with breeding champion roosters, portrayed by stooped dancers in feathered costumes, and determined his children will never work in the fields.

Director Cynthia DeCure, assistant professor of theater, put her own stam