By Luke Montavon After nearly two semesters of hard work, Water is finally here. Water is the story of the village of Agua Fria and their struggle for existence after losing their water rights to the city of Santa Fe. The play is split into two parts. Part one encompasses how different cultures celebrate having water as a resource. Part two details the story of the villagers of Agua Fria, a people without water as a resource. Water  raises the question of “what happens both as an individual and a community when a basic natural resource is taken away?”. The play was created entirely from found written documents and transcripts taken from interviews conducted by students of the documentary theater...

Story and photos by Luke Montavon Since last fall I have been following Victor Talmadge and his documentary theater class on their journey to create the show Water. Water is the story of a little known Santa Fe village of Agua Fria and its ultimate demise, as it lose its most precious resource to the city. However the story is not only about what happens when a community loses a resource, but also how the community members celebrate having a resource. The following images reflect the first 20 minutes of the play, how we celebrate having water. Talmadge’s students have created a symbolic, cross-cultural journey, with the use of silk cloth to reflect this...

Story and photos by Luke Montavon Since last fall I have been following Victor Talmadge and his documentary theater class on their journey to create the show Water. Water is the story of a little known Santa Fe village of Agua Fria and its ultimate demise, as it lose its most precious resource to the city. However the story is not only about what happens when a community loses a resource, but also how the community members celebrate having a resource. The following images reflect the first 20 minutes of the play, how we celebrate having water. Talmadge’s students have created a symbolic, cross-cultural journey, with the use of silk cloth to reflect this...