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strong em “Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How
lucky we are to have her telling our stories.” em strong strong – Lin-Manuel Miranda strong strong
strong strong From the Pulitzer-prize winning playwright of em IN THE HEIGHTS em comes a
spellbinding coming-of-age story, and a vibrant and life-affirming celebration of the women who
guide us. strong Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother,
Quiara Alegría Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold
family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real-world wounds, the powerful, Orisha-like women of
her family possessed a strength, joy and sensuality that left a young Quiara awe-struck. She
vowed to tell their stories. But confronted by a world that treated her like an outsider, Quiara knew
she must find a new language, one which reflected the multiple cultures that raised this Puerto
Rican child of North Philly. Written and spoken, English and Spanish, sacred and profane — as
her search for a way to share her family’s story deepened, an artist emerged, ready to speak her
truth. An inspired exploration of home, family and memory, My BROKEN LANGUAGE is the story
of a sharp-eyed observer who finds her voice and learns to boldly tell the stories that only she can
tell. em em
strong em “Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How
lucky we are to have her telling our stories.” em strong strong – Lin-Manuel Miranda strong strong
strong strong From the Pulitzer-prize winning playwright of em IN THE HEIGHTS em comes a
spellbinding coming-of-age story, and a vibrant and life-affirming celebration of the women who
guide us. strong Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother,
Quiara Alegría Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold
family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real-world wounds, the powerful, Orisha-like women of
her family possessed a strength, joy and sensuality that left a young Quiara awe-struck. She
vowed to tell their stories. But confronted by a world that treated her like an outsider, Quiara knew
she must find a new language, one which reflected the multiple cultures that raised this Puerto
Rican child of North Philly. Written and spoken, English and Spanish, sacred and profane — as
her search for a way to share her family’s story deepened, an artist emerged, ready to speak her
truth. An inspired exploration of home, family and memory, My BROKEN LANGUAGE is the story
of a sharp-eyed observer who finds her voice and learns to boldly tell the stories that only she can
tell. em em