Olga is in Honduras!

In 1995 & 1996, Milagro co-founder and Executive Director José Gonzalez was invited to serve as a

Visiting Arts Administration Specialist for the United States Information Agency, conducting  workshops in arts administration and fundraising with large and small organizations in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.  So, when the US Embassy in Honduras was looking for a theatre arts specialist to conduct workshops on directing and acting for a couple of weeks in April, they naturally contacted José.  Fortunately for Olga Sanchez, he recommended her!  Olga submitted her paperwork, got her passport, and now she is in Tegucigalpa!

In Honduras, Olga will be directing a new short play, “Esperanza para un mejor país” (Hope for a Better Nation) with Lucem Aspicio, a student theatre group of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (Autonomous National University of Honduras).  Later this year, voters will elect a new President of Honduras, as well as 128 members of the National Congress and representatives in local governments.  The play, written by Blanca Estrada is the winner of a recent contest sponsored by the US Embassy to promote youth voter participation, and it will premiere as part of the XXIII Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas Bambú on Friday, April 12th.

During her two week visit, Olga will also be offering workshops with the students of the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramático (National School of Dramatic Art), and younger students of the Proyecto Piloto 7-14 at the Instituto Merceditas Agurcia, part of a large national program to strengthen skills and livability and eliminate poverty.  Needless to say, Olga is thrilled and honored to participate as an Arts Envoy of the Bureau of Culture and Education of the State Department!  We trust she’ll be blogging about her experiences in Tegucigalpa, Honduras over the next two weeks, stay tuned!

Follow Olga's achievements and adventures in Honduras  in her blog: http://hondurasolga13.blogspot.com/

We will keep you on the loop!