Lydia

A family saga about the Flores family in El Paso in the 1970's. A maid is hired to take care of a young girl with severe brain trauma, but their relationship is the crucible on which many painful secrets and lies are revealed.

A family saga about the Flores family in El Paso in the 1970's. A maid is hired to take care of a young girl with severe brain trauma, but their relationship is the crucible on which many painful secrets and lies are revealed.

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Lydia

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  • Asher Wyndham: Lydia

    This family drama set in the 1970s near the Texas/Mexico border is immediately universal, its subjects -- sex, desires, dreams, memories, guilt, shame -- will appeal to almost anyone, of any race and ethnicity, any place in the United States. The beauty, poetry, intimacy and violence, the shattered illusions -- all of it makes for an unforgettable spectacle -- and I've never seen this play in its entirety, only read it. Gorgeous, brutal, poignant, painful, it's as powerful as the Glass Menagerie, maybe more.

    This family drama set in the 1970s near the Texas/Mexico border is immediately universal, its subjects -- sex, desires, dreams, memories, guilt, shame -- will appeal to almost anyone, of any race and ethnicity, any place in the United States. The beauty, poetry, intimacy and violence, the shattered illusions -- all of it makes for an unforgettable spectacle -- and I've never seen this play in its entirety, only read it. Gorgeous, brutal, poignant, painful, it's as powerful as the Glass Menagerie, maybe more.

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Cara Mia Theatre Company, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization Napa Valley Conservatory Theatre, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization National Pastime Theatre, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Attic Rep, Year 2009
  • Type Professional, Organization Center Theatre Group, Year 2009
  • Type Professional, Organization Yale Repertory Theatre, Year 2009
  • Type Professional, Organization Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Year 2008