As Girls Go

by Diana Burbano

Leona is a pop icon, trapped in her role and betrayed by the men in her life. She escapes by becoming Leo, a brooding rocker, and sets out to take revenge on the men who exploited her.
A modern verse play based on Ana Caro's Spanish Golden Age classic Amor, Agravio y Mujer, As Girls Go replaces the Spanish court with Latine Pop Stars in Hollywood, California, and plays with gender roles, sexuality, and #metoo...

Leona is a pop icon, trapped in her role and betrayed by the men in her life. She escapes by becoming Leo, a brooding rocker, and sets out to take revenge on the men who exploited her.
A modern verse play based on Ana Caro's Spanish Golden Age classic Amor, Agravio y Mujer, As Girls Go replaces the Spanish court with Latine Pop Stars in Hollywood, California, and plays with gender roles, sexuality, and #metoo while dismantling the myth of Don Juan and his brand of toxic masculinity.

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As Girls Go

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  • Samantha Cooper: As Girls Go by Diana Burbano
    “

    With verse and song and poetry, this play smartly uses and dismantles the tropes of a Golden Age classic. Delightfully modernized, the themes that this work explores are clear so that the audience both understands their origin and their place in current context. It's funny and unique and poignant with a bevy of great and well-defined characters that would be a real joy to watch.

    With verse and song and poetry, this play smartly uses and dismantles the tropes of a Golden Age classic. Delightfully modernized, the themes that this work explores are clear so that the audience both understands their origin and their place in current context. It's funny and unique and poignant with a bevy of great and well-defined characters that would be a real joy to watch.

    ”
  • Gina Femia: As Girls Go by Diana Burbano
    “

    This is such an exciting play! The poetry, characters, the thrill of this relevant story told in a unique way, I highly, highly recommend it.

    This is such an exciting play! The poetry, characters, the thrill of this relevant story told in a unique way, I highly, highly recommend it.

    ”

Character Information

  • ESTELLA
    Pop princess, Britney, bitch, but Latine.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • LIS
    Estella's best frennemy. A clotheshorse.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • LUDOVICO
    a washed up rock star in his, gasp, 30's also plays SUIT a sleazy scientologist
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • LEONA/LEO/LEE
    once a Beyonce-esque superestrella, now a brooding punk, and soon to be themselves.
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • FERNANDO RIBEIRA
    Famous music producer
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • EDGE
    A Bass player, cool
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
  • JUAN CORDOBA
    Arrogant, handsome Mariachi
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • TOMATILLO
    Juan's best pal, a wannabe Walter Mercado
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary

Development History

  • Commission, Latino Theatre Company at LATC, 2021