Las Mujeres by Erlina Ortiz

Las Mujeres, is a journey through time as we meet the famous Latinas of herstory's past. Marlene, a workaholic engineer who wouldn’t call herself a feminist, has just been the only woman at her firm promoted to a managerial position. After a devastating encounter, Marlene finds reality has faded away and her kitchen becomes... a party. The guests? Frida Kahlo, Rita Hayworth, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and...
Las Mujeres, is a journey through time as we meet the famous Latinas of herstory's past. Marlene, a workaholic engineer who wouldn’t call herself a feminist, has just been the only woman at her firm promoted to a managerial position. After a devastating encounter, Marlene finds reality has faded away and her kitchen becomes... a party. The guests? Frida Kahlo, Rita Hayworth, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and Minerva Mirabal. Don’t know them? You will. These remarkable women share their stories of art, and Revolucion! with the comfortable and complacent Marlene, but will she wake up?

2018 Surya Awards
Bonaly Recognition for Creation of Community Joy
Bonaly Recognition for Excellent Costume Design

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Las Mujeres

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  • Heather Helinsky:
    7 Aug. 2018
    “ A play about just one of these fierce women would be a party, it's a joy to encounter all of them at once! This is a play where Marlene needs the support and wisdom of the ancestors, and we're along for both the fun of that and the complicated answers they bring to the table. I also encourage educators to take a look at this play---great roles! ”
  • Shaun Leisher:
    23 Apr. 2018
    “ I was so upset I missed this play when it premiered in Philly but I have a feeling it will be produced more and all over. I beautiful play with complicated and rich roles for Latinx women. It's a great way for audiences to learn about the women who blazed the trails for women today and those that are still fighting for equality. Will make you laugh, cry and leave inspired to take down the patriarchy!!! ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    10 Apr. 2018
    “ You gotta love women who keep shot glasses and tequila under their skirts! From the heart-wrenching premise in the first scene with two wonderful characters, to the party full of famous Latinas, the play is a theatrical feast. ”

The Women

MARLENE 30s Latinx
“I chose my life. This life. I am proud of my accomplishments. I don’t have many days that I would qualify as happy.”

LENA 16 Latinx
“I don’t really care what anyone says about me, I’m going to do what I want, and what I think is right.”

RITA HAYWORTH 20s-40s American (Spanish and Irish)
“All I wanted was just what everybody else wants, you know, to be loved.”

SOR JUANA INES de la CRUZ 20s-40s Mexican (Spanish and Criolla)
“I have this inclination to study and if it is evil I am not the one who formed me thus - I was born with it and with it I shall die.”

FRIDA KAHLO 20s-40s Mexican ( and German)
“They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.”

MINERVA MIRABAl 20s-30s Dominican
“She was always a bit of a rebel and hated when someone or something was wronged.”

Development History

  • Reading
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    Power Street Theatre
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    2017

Production History

  • Fringe
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    Power Street Theatre
    ,
    2018

Awards

Audience Choice
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Bonaly Award for Creation of Community Joy
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Surya Awards
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2018