American Mariachi

“American Mariachi” is on stage May 2 through June 1 at Omaha Community Playhouse. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. OCP will host an audio-described performance on Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. for those who are blind or visually impaired. Please contact the OCP Box Office at (402) 553-0800 for additional information.

Synopsis: Lucha spends her days caring for her ailing mother, but longs for something more. When a forgotten record album sparks her mother’s memory, Lucha and her cousin strike upon a radical idea to defy social norms and create an all-female mariachi band. But it’s the 1970s, girls can’t be mariachis…or can they? Infused with vibrant, infectious live mariachi music, this regional premiere of “American Mariachi” is a “big-hearted, musical tug at the heartstrings” (Denver Post) that reminds us how the power of music and love can help overcome obstacles and make the seemingly impossible come true.