La Jaula de Oro by Alicia Margarita Olivo

A grizzled elderly Mexican woman crosses the border to see her ailing gay son, whom she had kicked out of her home decades earlier.
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La Jaula de Oro

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  • Shaun Leisher:
    6 Mar. 2022
    “ An excellent short play about a mother on her way to her dying son. These 2 have so much to talk about and I love that we don't get to hear anyone of it. ”

Character Information

  • Gloria
    60s,
    Mexican
    ,
    woman
    Mexican woman in her 60s. Manuel’s mother. Vulgar and religious, stone and tears, a living contradiction.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Manuel
    40s,
    Mexican American
    ,
    Man
    Mexican-American man in his 40s. Gloria’s estranged son. Tired and sickly.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Valeria
    30s,
    Mexican
    ,
    woman
    Mexican woman in her 30s. Gloria’s companion. Weary and cynical. A loving mother.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Matthew
    40s,
    White
    ,
    Man
    White American man in his 40s. Manuel’s partner.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Wellesley College Upstage
    ,
    2019

Awards

Publication (Excerpt)
,
The Wellesley Review
,
2018