the living'life of the daughter mira

In a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the premature baby Mira looks to her Labor/Delivery nurse as a mother figure while she tries to survive her challenging first weeks. Elsewhere in the hospital, her teenage mother and uncompromising family clash over who is fit to even raise a child. Meanwhile, Mira’s father struggles to keep a promise made to his daughter nine months earlier on a mysterious beach, in an aging Chevy Blue Cassanova van.
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the living'life of the daughter mira

Recommended by

  • Shaun Leisher:
    8 Mar. 2024
    Loved how magical this play was. Adventurous scenic, lighting and sound designers will have a field day with this piece.
  • Cheryl Bear:
    24 Apr. 2021
    A moving and powerful story of the struggle a family goes through to raise a child. Well done.
  • Brian James Polak:
    19 Sep. 2017
    This is one of the best plays I have encountered in the past few years. It is poetic and theatrical and has a powerful emotional engine.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Latina/o Theatre Commons
    ,
    2015
  • Reading
    ,
    Luna Stage
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Primary Stages
    ,
    2014
  • Workshop
    ,
    Lark Play Development Center
    ,
    2014

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Arizona State University
    ,
    2022

Awards

Winner
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National Latino/a Playwriting Award
,
Arizona Theatre Company
,
2015