Esto No Tiene Nombre
Esto No Tiene Nombre is a one-woman show written and performed by Denice Frohman that uplifts the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders and women over 50. Told through a series of vignettes, the show places poet/performer Denice Frohman in conversation with her elders to trace lineages of love, desire and identity. Guided by these first person stories from pre-Stonewall police raids in Philadelphia to first kisses, Esto No Tiene Nombre embraces a powerful living history to chart a path of belonging for the future.
Performance History
2023. Presented by Intercultural Journeys at the Christ Church Neighborhood House in Philadelphia
For booking inquiries, email booking@denicefrohman.com
Team
Producer Intercultural Journeys
Lead Artist + Performer Denice Frohman
Co-Creator + Director Alex Torra
Production Designer Nia Benjamin
Lighting Designer Isabella Gill-Gomez
Sound Designer Nic Rodríguez-Villafañe
Sound Engineer Rick Rein
Production Stage Manager Kat Larson
Assistant Stage Manager Bryant Gipull-Garcia
Photos by David Evan McDowell
Support
Esto No Tiene Nombre is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The project is also supported in part by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the Surdna Foundation through a grant from the NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant Program.
Additional support has been provided by Independence Public Media Foundation, Silicon Valley Bank Foundation, and the Charlotte Cushman Foundation.
The archival interviews featured in Esto No Tiene Nombre come from the project: I See My Light Shining: Oral Histories of Our Elders by acclaimed author and 2020 MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson.