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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University School of Arts & Communication's University Theatre will host the Milagro Theatre's bilingual play, "Broken Promises" by Olga Sanchez, on Monday, Feb. 29.

Currently on its world premiere tour, the production is directed by Francisco Garcia, and will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Withycombe Hall Lab Theatre, Room 173. It is presented in partnership with Planned Parenthood. 

The production is free, thanks to a Memorial Union Pepsi Foundation grant. Due to the architecture of the Lab Theatre, people arriving late cannot be seated.

The plot involves a girl meeting a boy at the mall. They begin dating, but things go wrong when alcohol and drug abuse enter the picture. The female character Adrienne finds herself trapped in a life of exploitation that is difficult to escape. 

Sanchez, the play's author, was recently on campus to participate in the reading of Elaine Romero's play, "Wetback." Both presentations are part of University Theatre's Latin@ Theatre Project. It will continue in the spring with readings of Josefina Lopez's "Real Women Have Curves" and Carmen Rivera's "La Gringa," dates to be announced.

A founding member of Milagro Theatre, Sanchez is now a theater doctoral student at the University of Oregon. OSU theater grad and Corvallis native Ajai Tripathi is in the acting ensemble of "Broken Promises."

In addition to "Broken Promises," a healthy relationships workshop will be conducted by trained members of the cast from 3:30-5 p.m., Feb. 29, at the OSU Women's Center. That event is sponsored by the OSU President's Commission on the Status of Women.  It is open to all.