Fracé, JeffreyGonzales-Cortez, Adriana Izabelle2026-04-202026-04-202026-04-202026GonzalesCortez_washington_0250O_29301.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1773/55484Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2026Isa bursts into rooms with light and joy. Until she stops. Her sparkle is fizzling out. One day she decides to ¡Dále! Go ahead and bring the messy joy back into the room by leaving home and becoming a piñata. In a world where there is hardship, embracing our joy can bring us back to fondest memories of joy with loved ones. We can be connected by one goal, go after that joy from within. ¡Dále! Inverted Exclamation D A(con tilde) L E Exclamation: A Solo Performance Through Mess and Joy gives La Piñata permission. It gives her permission to arrive from a box, make a mess and share that with the audience. She searches for her family’s love and joy through Clowning. Within the audience her family is found. There is a realization that the joy from within La Piñata must be shared with everyone. Surrounded by entrails of streamers, papier-mâché and candy wrappers, she did it. She brought them joy. She created it. She also destroyed herself for them to experience it, but it is all worth it.application/pdfen-USCC BYActingClownPerformanceTheaterDramaThesis