This Is Not an Immigrant Story

When Reza Salazar was just four, his young mother painted a circle on his nose, then her own. In a moment of desperate creativity, they reinvented themselves as clowns, turning survival into performance.

This Is Not An Immigrant Story is a solo theatrical piece tracing a son’s journey to understand and love his mother, shaped by their nomadic childhood as clowns traveling throughout South America. In this coming-of-age story, Reza explores trauma, resilience, and love through humor, compassion, and arresting physicality.