Mama, I wish I were silver

by Amanda L. Andrei

On a cold January day in 2020, Sofia and Ariel, two estranged Filipina American half-sisters, reunite in Virginia to clean out the photographs, papers, and letters of their recently deceased mother. When they find a cassette tape seemingly recorded during martial law in the Philippines, when Ariel was born, they realize that what their mother left behind has a life of its own.

On a cold January day in 2020, Sofia and Ariel, two estranged Filipina American half-sisters, reunite in Virginia to clean out the photographs, papers, and letters of their recently deceased mother. When they find a cassette tape seemingly recorded during martial law in the Philippines, when Ariel was born, they realize that what their mother left behind has a life of its own.

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Mama, I wish I were silver

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  • Kate Danley: Mama, I wish I were silver by Amanda L. Andrei
    “

    An absolutely stunning piece! It explores generational memories and bonds, Filipino female and family relationships, but in new and exciting ways. With a small cast size and so much imagination and history, this play should be on everyone's shortlist.

    An absolutely stunning piece! It explores generational memories and bonds, Filipino female and family relationships, but in new and exciting ways. With a small cast size and so much imagination and history, this play should be on everyone's shortlist.

    ”
  • Hannah C Langley: Mama, I wish I were silver by Amanda L. Andrei
    “

    I saw a reading of this play at Boston Court, and it completely wrecked me—in the best possible way! Fresh and exciting in its form, this play tells a story about two half-siblings discovering what family means to them. I loved every second of it. It's a must-see!

    I saw a reading of this play at Boston Court, and it completely wrecked me—in the best possible way! Fresh and exciting in its form, this play tells a story about two half-siblings discovering what family means to them. I loved every second of it. It's a must-see!

    ”
  • Hannah C Langley: Mama, I wish I were silver by Amanda L. Andrei
    “

    I saw a reading of this play at Boston Court, and it completely wrecked me—in the best possible way! Fresh and exciting in its form, this play tells a story about two half-siblings discovering what family means to them. I loved every second of it. It's a must-see!

    I saw a reading of this play at Boston Court, and it completely wrecked me—in the best possible way! Fresh and exciting in its form, this play tells a story about two half-siblings discovering what family means to them. I loved every second of it. It's a must-see!

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Panndora Productions, 2021
  • Commission, The Vagrancy, 2020

Awards

  • Jane Chambers Award for Feminist Playwriting
    Winner
    2022