Desert Stories For Lost Girls

Do you believe your ancestors walk with you? When 18-year-old Carrie moves in with her grandmother, Rosa, she is thrown into a world of memory, danger, and mysticism as she seeks to uncover the truth about her family's past. Carrie unearths objects that link her to the ghosts of those lost to the Southwest’s bloody history. Each time Carrie and Rosa touch an object they are launched into Rosa’s memories...
Do you believe your ancestors walk with you? When 18-year-old Carrie moves in with her grandmother, Rosa, she is thrown into a world of memory, danger, and mysticism as she seeks to uncover the truth about her family's past. Carrie unearths objects that link her to the ghosts of those lost to the Southwest’s bloody history. Each time Carrie and Rosa touch an object they are launched into Rosa’s memories that bring her closer to knowing the truth about where she comes from. This is where we meet Rosita and Joe, a young couple living on undisclosed Genizaro territory in Ojo Caliente, New Mexico in the 1950’s. They flee one night after stealing the bones of their familial ancestors, Nicholas and Josefa from a mysterious woman named Placida. As we watch both their journeys unfold, we also bear witness to a battle between the ancestral patriarch and matriarch as they fight for ownership of Carrie’s mind and body.
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Desert Stories For Lost Girls

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  • Carl(os) Roa:
    16 Jun. 2021
    What I loved about this play was that it followed its own logic and didn’t fall into the same cause-and-effect style of storytelling that dominates Western theatre. It’s such a joy to see playwrights throw three-act structure and kitchen sink drama out the window, and to take control of a more personal or spiritual narrative.
  • Ross Tedford Kendall:
    5 Jun. 2021
    A play filled with stories and the haunted past, playwright Rushing crafts a generational tale full of lyrical narratives and present conflict. Each character is richly detailed, and the world is presented as both fantastical and real. A true achievement in theatre.

Development History

  • Workshop
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    The Theatre School at DePaul University
    ,
    2017

Production History

  • University
    ,
    The Theatre School at DePaul University
    ,
    2018