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Claudette Colvin: Redux
Today is the anniversary of Claudette Colvin's arrest. On March 2, 1955, the 15-year old refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery,...

Irma Herrera
Mar 2, 20226 min read


Noire
The poster caught my eye, so I crossed the street to take a closer look. An outsized young girl sits on top of a yellow bus that looked...

Irma Herrera
Jul 20, 20195 min read


One-Month Countdown
One month from today, October 25th, Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name? opens for a seven-week run at San Francisco's Marsh Theater. I...

Irma Herrera
Sep 26, 20183 min read


Did I Sound "Illegal"?
Six years ago, I was co-directing the Women Immigrants Project at New America Media in San Francisco. I called a state legislator in...

Irma Herrera
Sep 16, 20185 min read


Two-Month Countdown
My one-woman show gets an extended run at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco starting two months from today. I am very honored to have a...

Irma Herrera
Aug 25, 20183 min read


Selling Democracy
Please come see my new show (in development) as part of The Marsh Theater’s Times Unseen Initiative. This Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at...

Irma Herrera
Jul 7, 20184 min read
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