Real Women Have Curves at Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot

Real Women Have Curves by Josefina Lopez

Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this is the outrageously funny story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet nearly impossible production deadlines in order to keep their tiny factory from going under.

The story, told from the point of view of Ana, the youngest among them, just graduated from high school and dreams of getting out of the barrio, going off to college and becoming a famous writer. Although she needs the money, Ana doesn’t like working at the factory and has little respect for the coworkers, who make fun of her ambitions and what they consider her idealistic feminist philosophies.

This play, a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience, celebrates real women’s bodies, the power of women, and the incredible bond that happens when women work together.