By Linda López McAlister. According to theater historian Brian Herrera, when the first expedition arrived from Mexico in 1598 to establish a permanent Spanish settlement in what is now New Mexico, almost the first thing they did was stage a theatrical performance. That's a pretty long history for Latino theater! The first entry on the timeline at the Latino/a Theatre Convening last weekend might have been "1598, N…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:00PM on November 9, 2013