ArtsWest to Stage Northwest Premiere of MY MANANA

Just beyond the elegant dining room of an Upper East Side restaurant, four busboys angle for shifts, pray for tips, and cling to dreams of life beyond their dingy back-of-house grind. Expertly juggling delicate entrees, fussy customers and beer-swilling line cooks, the young men face off with management and each other. As tensions reach a boiling point, how far will each of them go to see his own mañana come?

This electric new play that debuted to much acclaim off-Broadway last year, delves into the issues of immigration, identity and empathy with a fierce and cutting edge. The four bussers, two Mexican immigrants living in the Corona neighborhood of Queens, a black American from West Harlem, and a Mexican American who grew up in Coney Island, find their worlds intersecting in the back of a Manhattan restaurant as this humorous and haunting story is told through the deceptive edge of camaraderie, ribbing and riding.

Playing to critical acclaim at Playwright's Realm, Elizabeth Irwin's searing new drama went on to receive prestigious nominations, including 2015 Lucille Lortel Award Nominated Outstanding Play, 2015 Drama Desk Award Nominated Best Play, and 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominated New American Play. ArtsWest will be hosting a special talk-back with playwright Elizabeth Irwin discussing major themes of her work as well as her experiences in writing, immediately following the Friday, November 6th performance. The talk-back will be recorded and linked on the ArtsWest website. Ms Irwin is also available for interviews with the media via phone with arrangements made through ArtsWest.

This production of My Mañana Comes is made possible by a generous grant from the Satterberg Foundation. The play is being used to help invigorate the cross-sector discussion about the fight for a living wage and immigration reform. ArtsWest will host an hour-long Twitter Q&A on Thursday, November 12th at 3:00 p.m., using the hashtag #mananatoday. Arts and social justice leaders are slated in participate, and those wishing to join the discussion can do so by following @ArtsWestSeattle.

My Mañana Comes plays October 29 - November 22, 2015 at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery (4711 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98116). Tickets (ranging from $17 - $37.50) are on sale now and may be purchased online at www.artswest.org or by phone at206.938.0339, or at the box office Thursday - Saturday 1:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.