Marfa Live Arts

It’s that time of ther year when Monologues by Marfa Junior High students will come to life by local actors! 🎭

Congratulations to all the winning young playwrights whose monologues will hit the stage Tuesday! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

7th Grade 🏆:
Azul Alvidrez, Ranger Dugan, Fatima Floresvillar, Liam Lopez and Lyla Luppino.

 
8th Grade 🏆:
Itzayanna Duran, Olivia Esparza, Raivon Hamilton, Juliet Hinojos, Fabian Marquez and Logan Pippen

The Spring Showcase at Planet Marfa, is a great chance to support the students! 👆🏻7th grader Liam Lopez about his winning monologue and his vision for the performance.

“Even if you don’t know a student or a teacher, please attend. Come show a student that you want to hear what they think and that you value their voice in this community. We’ve also lined up some really great actors to participate. I love the opportunity to connect a student with an adult who maybe wouldn’t have gotten the chance to know them otherwise. It’s a reciprocal benefit. We feed one another with support and ideas which will then go directly into the fabric of our shared community. If we want to sustain true local ideas and values into this place, this symbiotic relationship is necessary,” says lead instructor Rachel Tate.

COME ALL to Marfa Lives Arts’ SPRING SHOWCASE THEATER with local actors at Planet Marfa on Tuesday, April 7, at 5pm

For more information on past and future Marfa Live Arts, please visit their website at www.marfalivearts.org

Last week we hosted our two big workshops at the schools!

Marfa Live Arts is back in Marfa ISD Junior High for the 10th Annual Marfa Live Arts Playwriting Preparatory workshop led by Rachel Tate.

“I love the opportunity to hear how their minds work as they grow in such an odd and wonderful
place in their lives: middle school. I think we all can recall back at least a little to the big feelings in their lives,” Tate explained. “So much is happening in their bodies and in their dynamics, it’s prime content for writing. The monologue is the perfect format to try out their thoughts and see what their voices are really wanting to say. The monologue is one person, one voice.”

Marfa Live Arts, Tate added, is open to hearing from community members of all walks of
life to engage and join in on the fun. “If you would to be considered to perform at the Winter Showcase in March (date to be determined) please reach out to us. We would love to have some new collaborators!” ❤️

For more information on Marfa Live Arts
programs past, present and future; or to inquire about joining the cast of the live
performances, please visit www.marfalivearts.org.

As we gear up for this year’s school programming, we wanted to say it was SO FUN to 🤡 ClOWN WITH YOU ALL and enjoy the last drop of summer fun together.

Thank you for the fantastic captures by of our ✨SPECTACULAR CLOWN PARADE 🤡✨ at Marfa Lights Festival 2025!

See video highlights of this year’s Circus Clown & Juggling Show🎪🤹 with and

Thank you again to the , the volunteers, performers, sponsors and the community for making this happen, all!