La Mujer Barbuda

2 women. 4 breasts. 1 beard.
Maggie is an American airline pilot and new mother. When she tries to pump breast milk in the cockpit, she almost perishes in a plane crash––and that’s not even the worst of it.
Magdalena is a 17th century Italian weaver and new mother. When she suddenly grows a beard and nurses a baby at age fifty-two, she sets off a domestic and civil crisis––and that, too, is not...
2 women. 4 breasts. 1 beard.
Maggie is an American airline pilot and new mother. When she tries to pump breast milk in the cockpit, she almost perishes in a plane crash––and that’s not even the worst of it.
Magdalena is a 17th century Italian weaver and new mother. When she suddenly grows a beard and nurses a baby at age fifty-two, she sets off a domestic and civil crisis––and that, too, is not even the worst of it.
La Mujer Barbuda is a dark comedy that explores the intersecting lives of two women, separated by time and space, and united in the struggle to thrive as a mother in a man’s world.
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La Mujer Barbuda

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  • Shaun Leisher:
    14 Dec. 2023
    Loved how time is played with in this remarkable piece of theatre. A story about motherhood that's rarely seen.
  • Conor McShane:
    21 Sep. 2023
    I love any play that moves fluidly through time, bringing together two disparate stories with beautiful thematic and dramatic symmetry, and this play does that so well. It touches on a lot of things--motherhood, the struggle to succeed in male-dominated spaces, societal expectations around femininity and gender presentation--and I appreciated that it doesn't give us only one interpretation, but allows us the space to ponder.
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman:
    20 Jul. 2021
    Beyond brilliant, this play moves across time and space to expose the truth about the effed up situation that is motherhood in any century under patriarchy, with costumes and breastfeeding and I LOVE IT!!!!! YES to women who can get to the heart of what matters while the men's heads spin! FANTASTIC!

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Screencraft @ Blank Theatre, L.A.
    ,
    2019
  • University
    ,
    Ohio University
    ,
    2018

Awards

Finalist
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Princess Grace Award
,
2018
Winner
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ScreenCraft Stage Play Award
,
2018