… PEN West, and the Critics Circle awards, as well as the Will Glickman Prize for Best Play of 1992. Set in a fictional town called McLaughlin in California's San Joaquin Valley, Heroes and Saints addresses issues faced by the farmworker community, including exposure to … Moraga to explore themes of Chicano identity, environmental activism, and social justice within the context of rural California's agricultural industry. The fictional town serves as a microcosm for broader issues affecting farmworker …