Se Llama Cristina

by Octavio Solis

A man and a woman awaken in an empty room with an empty crib and drug paraphernalia before them. They panic as they realize they can't remember their own names, nor anything that has transpired. But they intuit that their missing baby has something to do with it. They put themselves through a grueling process of active recollection, remembering their way back to their relationship, their shifting identities and...

A man and a woman awaken in an empty room with an empty crib and drug paraphernalia before them. They panic as they realize they can't remember their own names, nor anything that has transpired. But they intuit that their missing baby has something to do with it. They put themselves through a grueling process of active recollection, remembering their way back to their relationship, their shifting identities and personal wounds as they desperately struggle to find their Cristina.

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Se Llama Cristina

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  • C. Julian Jiménez: Se Llama Cristina

    A poetic and gorgeous piece of writing with rich and complicated characters.

    A poetic and gorgeous piece of writing with rich and complicated characters.

  • National New Play Network: Se Llama Cristina

    Se Llama Christina by Octavio Solis received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters were Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA), Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX), and The Theatre @ Boston Court (Pasadena, CA).

    Se Llama Christina by Octavio Solis received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. The partnering NNPN Member Theaters were Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA), Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX), and The Theatre @ Boston Court (Pasadena, CA).

  • Brian James Polak: Se Llama Cristina

    I love this play. It's beautiful and poetic with humor that wonderfully surprising. It's a dark world the two main characters inhibit, but I love existing in the space with them, watching them try and put their lives together, literally and metaphorically.

    I love this play. It's beautiful and poetic with humor that wonderfully surprising. It's a dark world the two main characters inhibit, but I love existing in the space with them, watching them try and put their lives together, literally and metaphorically.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Year 2012
  • Type Workshop, Organization Hartford Stage Brand:NEW Festival , Year 2012
  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre@Boston Court, Year 2012
  • Type Commission, Organization The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Year 2010

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization The Magic Theatre, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Kitchen Dog Theatre Company , Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization The Theatre@Boston Court, Year 2014
  • Type Professional, Organization INTAR, Year 2015

Awards

  • Pen Center Award for Drama
    Pen Center USA West
    Winner
    2014