amémonos // let us love each other

by linda maria girón

Untimely. Uncertain. Unrequited. Unemployed. When newly discarded graduate Karina Inés makes an inconvenient pilgrimage back home, Kari is surprised to find Abuela Eulalia exactly as she was six years prior. Trapped between languages, time and house keys, Kari and Eulalia are confronted with a choice; reckon with ghost of a secret unrequited or lose each other in the haze of an uncertain future.

Untimely. Uncertain. Unrequited. Unemployed. When newly discarded graduate Karina Inés makes an inconvenient pilgrimage back home, Kari is surprised to find Abuela Eulalia exactly as she was six years prior. Trapped between languages, time and house keys, Kari and Eulalia are confronted with a choice; reckon with ghost of a secret unrequited or lose each other in the haze of an uncertain future.

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  • Nick Malakhow: amémonos // let us love each other

    A gorgeous, glorious exploration of family and intergenerational relationships and, ultimately, healing. I so loved how delicately drawn the characters were and how the slightly heightened and fabulistic exploration of the wildfires both heightened the stakes of the human story and served as a well-chosen extended metaphor--especially in the illustration of breath, breathing. Queerness and its intersection with family and religion is poignantly explored too in a way that casts aside huge fireworks and theatrics for little subtle, seismic shifts in relationships. I'd love to see this visualized...

    A gorgeous, glorious exploration of family and intergenerational relationships and, ultimately, healing. I so loved how delicately drawn the characters were and how the slightly heightened and fabulistic exploration of the wildfires both heightened the stakes of the human story and served as a well-chosen extended metaphor--especially in the illustration of breath, breathing. Queerness and its intersection with family and religion is poignantly explored too in a way that casts aside huge fireworks and theatrics for little subtle, seismic shifts in relationships. I'd love to see this visualized onstage!

  • Daniel J. Eslick: amémonos // let us love each other

    I love this play. Alot. Linda has put together a gorgeous intersectional take on Queerness, the Latinx experience, and a dash of climate change. The story is incredible and deserves it's recognition as a standard for what can be done onstage in the modern era.

    I love this play. Alot. Linda has put together a gorgeous intersectional take on Queerness, the Latinx experience, and a dash of climate change. The story is incredible and deserves it's recognition as a standard for what can be done onstage in the modern era.

Character Information

karina inés // the child / they, she / 25yo // spiritually displaced, guiseless.
eulalia inés // the grandmother / ella / 77yo // dry wit, seldomly smiles, disarming.
sofia inés // the mother / ella / 40yo // unavailable, six steps ahead, forceful.
mae // the dancer / she, her / 26yo // love embodied, free, joyous power.
la voz // the voice / they, them // an omniscient subconscious; “stage directions”
  • karina inés
    Character Age
    23
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Guatemalan American
    Character Gender Identity
    Nonbinary
  • eulalia inés
    Character Age
    77
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Guatemalan
    Character Gender Identity
    Female identifying / Femme Presenting
  • sofia inés
    Character Age
    40
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Guatemalan
    Character Gender Identity
    Any femme identifying person
  • mae
    Character Age
    26
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    BIPOC
    Character Gender Identity
    Female/Femme/NB

Development History

  • Type Commission, Organization Crowded Fire Theater Company, Year 2020

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Crowded Fire Theater Company, Year 2021
  • Type Workshop, Organization Town Hall Theatre, Year 2022

Awards