They have also adapted several plays by William Shakespeare, including a bilingual Romeo y Julieta and a riff on The Tempest called Espejos, a 2004 collaboration with Laboratorio de la Máscara from Mexico City.
[4] While his arrival did not mark a significant shift in the company's focus on promoting the works of Latino writers, it grew closer to this goal through the adoption of different approaches and collaborations.
In 2015, the company collaborated with Jeff Colangelo's Prism Co., which resulted in a series of warehouse performances and "pushed them into the experimental arena of non-verbal, physical theatre.
"[5] In that same year, Cara Mía worked with the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Elevator Project, an initiative that allows small companies to produce shows in the Wyly Theatre for limited runs.
Marisela Barrera became involved in Cara Mia in 1996 and was the Artistic Director from November 1997 until April 2002, playing a significant role in establishing its community foundations and educational outreach programs.
"[7] The play was revived by the Cara Mía Theatre Company in 2016, just before the presidential election, keeping the theme of "Latinos and the struggle for justice" alive.
[7] In 2014, the Cara Mia Theatre Company produced The Magic Forest: An Amazon Journey by Latino playwright Jose Gonzalez, a story based on the lives of real immigrants.
The family-friendly play follows the journey of three mothers and their hardships as they travel from El Salvador to the United States in hopes of finding a better life for themselves and, most importantly, their children.
[5] In 2015, the Cara Mía Theatre Company produced Lydia by Octavio Solis as a part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center's Elevator Project.
Often compared to iconic American family dramas such as Death of a Salesman, the play is set in El Paso, Texas and centers around the bond between an undocumented maid and her boss's disabled teenage son.
[12] The idea for Deferred Action was born out of a partnership with Kevin Moriarty, who was inspired to work with Cara Mía after watching their earlier political drama Crystal City 1969.
[13] The Cara Mia Theatre Company is also dedicated to positively influencing and encouraging the community of Latino youth in Dallas through after-school programs, residencies, and touring productions.
"[15] Cara Mía also reaches out to young artists through its various workshops and residencies that cover a wide range of topics such as puppetry, writing, drumming, and masks.