[1] Whether of a linguistic, ethnic, political, cultural or sexual nature, the plays often have a social justice component involving Latino people living in the United States.
[2] The Oxcart by René Marqués,[3] Marisol by José Rivera,[4] and In the Heights[5] by Lin-Manuel Miranda are examples of staged Broadway plays.
There is also a strong tradition of Latino avant-garde and absurdist theatre,[6] which double as political satires; prime examples include The Masses are Asses by Pedro Pietri[7] and United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi.
[10] 21st century Puerto Rican and Nuyorican dramatic works address not only American culture but the actual formation of the United States government.
[18] Other Latino theater artists include Evelina Fernández, Dolores Prida, Ilan Stavans, María Irene Fornés, Cherríe Moraga, Caridad Svich, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Tanya Saracho, and Octavio Solis.
[19] Concerns over ethnic stereotyping and racism have recurred, in the misrepresentation of Latino people in works such as West Side Story,[20] which was written by non-Latino artists.