Platanos and Collard Greens
The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) in conjunction with the Mosaic Center, the Department of Student Affairs, and the Office of Recruitment and Admissions present the off-Broadway play, Platanos and Collard Greens.
Platanos and Collard Greens tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an African-American man, and Angelita, a Latino woman, both forced to confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices while defending their bond from the biases held by family and friends.
Platanos and Collard Greens is a thought-provoking romantic comedy that tactfully addresses stereotypes, prejudices and urban myths that exist between African Americans and Latinos, within the context of Hip-Hop, humor, and satire. The play impels the audience to evaluate pervasive stereotypes. Platanos humorously displays these common, yet outrageous, viewpoints while deftly shooting them down and poetically exposing them as misrepresentations of reality. The audience while laughing out loud is likely to question conventional attitudes held about themselves and others.
The event is free and open to the public.
For further information contact Alex Rodriguez at rodriguezaee@ccsu.edu.
Alex Rodriguez
Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System
Trustee, CCSU Student Representative
President
Latin American Student Organization (LASO)
Central Connecticut State University
rodriguezaee@ccsu.edu
C 203.434.9202
