When I Was Your Age

Defying family tradition, artist Sera Gomez-Villalba is trying to carve out a life for herself on her own terms. When she returns home for her abuela's birthday, she finds that her family's dysfunction is as deep and all-consuming as it ever was. Family members collide as generations debate worth and meaning. Mystical events and secrets are revealed as the family’s origin story is told. All secrets eventually...

Defying family tradition, artist Sera Gomez-Villalba is trying to carve out a life for herself on her own terms. When she returns home for her abuela's birthday, she finds that her family's dysfunction is as deep and all-consuming as it ever was. Family members collide as generations debate worth and meaning. Mystical events and secrets are revealed as the family’s origin story is told. All secrets eventually come to light, and some are discovered too late.

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When I Was Your Age

Actors must identify as Latinx or Chicanx. Doubling is recommended for SAMUEL/TATITA PEDRO

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization California State University, Bakersfield, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization The Empty Space, Year 2024