“Real Women Have Curves” is written by Josefina Lopez and was performed at CASA 0101 in 2006. This coming-of-age story focuses on a young Latina in Los Angeles who is trying to navigate her dream of going to college with her family's limited financial resources and traditional gender roles. Instead of casting professional actors for the show, Boyle Heights community members played the characters whose lives were similar to their own. These cast members were able to bring their life experiences to the characters and offered them a space to communicate the hardships of immigration, a lower socioeconomic status, and other marginalized groups.
