Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares

Maya, a young Salvadoran-American woman, navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona. Her story explores mother-daughter relationships, mixed race identity, being the first-generation child of an immigrant, growing up without a father, and fantasy as a coping mechanism, while featuring movement and dance. And there are owls, jaguars, and cacti—oh, my!...

Maya, a young Salvadoran-American woman, navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona. Her story explores mother-daughter relationships, mixed race identity, being the first-generation child of an immigrant, growing up without a father, and fantasy as a coping mechanism, while featuring movement and dance. And there are owls, jaguars, and cacti—oh, my! *Trigger warning: This play references sexual assault and suicide.

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Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares

• 5 Latina actresses: age 20s, age 30s, age 40s, two of any age (or could be doubled by the 30-something and 40-something actresses)
• 1 white male actor: age late 20s/30s
• 1-2 actors of any age/race/gender (for a role that can be turned into an ensemble or not)

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Fulton Theatre, Lancaster, PA, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization The Tank, Year 2023
  • Type Workshop, Organization Arts On Site, New York, NY (excerpt), Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization Chashama Fest, Pine Plains, NY (excerpt), Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization Gene Frankel Theatre, New York, NY, Year 2022

Awards

  • The Tank Core Production Program
    The Tank
    Winner
    2023
  • Fulton Festival of New Works: IDEA Stories of Diversity
    Fulton Theatre
    Finalist
    2022
  • Table Work Press National Playwriting Competition
    Table Work Press
    Winner
    2020