“Alma” – By Benjamin Benne. Directed by Elena Velasco. Presented by Central Square Theater,  450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, through March 26.

by Michele Markarian

It is 2016, and Trump has won the election. Alma (Karina Beleno Carney) is the mother of Angel (Luz Lopez), a teenager preparing for college. Alma is excited; tomorrow is the day that Angel is going to take the SATS and ace them so that she can fulfill their shared dream of Angel going to UC Davis and becoming a veterinarian.  Angel, however, has other plans, which Alma sees as a slap in the face for all of the sacrifice and money she’s put into this dream for her daughter. 

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