Water Flow by Anita Gonzalez

A young, pregnant teenager makes a choice to seek out a curandera and find out how her water flows. A poetical exploration of choices we make about life and death.
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Character Information

  • Eloisa
    15 to 25,
    a half Latina/half white
    ,
    Female
    A 15-year-old Mexican American girl who is pregnant, but not visibly.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens, 20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Marta
    40 to 60,
    Afro Latina/ Indigenous Latina
    ,
    Female
    A 45-year-old Afro-Cuban woman who runs a bakery shop and supports the community with her knowledge of herbology.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s, 60s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American, Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Voices
    Any Age,
    all races
    ,
    Women
    A chorus of voices we hear but never see. They support and guide Eloisa and she finds her flow.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any adult age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any actor of color
    • Gender: 
      Female

Development History

  • Commission
    ,
    Remote Theater. The Choice: Seven Short Plays about the Rise and Demise of Roe versus Wade
    ,
    2022

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    Remote Theater
    ,
    2022