Family becomes much more than those that share blood in this brightly earnest script. Caridad Svich's use of song, poetry, multiple languages, and futbol (among other ingredients) provides a glorious soundscape and atmosphere. Guapa is a story bursting off the page. Goalllllll!

A poetic work of found family near the border, protecting each other's dreams even as they challenge them. The muscular, soaring dreams of futbol fill a young woman's heart and body, transcending human limitations with spirit.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Caridad Svich and their play Guapa as a finalist for our 2012 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.