←Recommendations of ¡Mamágua!

This play is about true and traumatic things, but the rules of the world and the characters in it are such that one can see the individual pieces and how they fit together into a larger whole. I love the way this play interacts with pain. alberdi couches concepts that might otherwise be too painful to look at in such style and character relationships that the play and the audience are able to examine them closely.

A horror comedy with a good bit of religious fanaticism. There is so much to reflect and ponder on here and be uncomfortable about but I love that it ends with so much joy!!!

I truly loved reading this play, which flips the coming-out-story on it's head and then hits that head with a giant gilded crucifix. Hilarious, terrifying, mystical and madcap. The play is also theatrical in delightfully simple and surprising ways - the story and the storytelling are chock full of secrets that keep unfolding until the end. Read it, produce it, watch it!

This play is funny, scary, insane, sane, funny, sharp, loving, AND DID I MENTION FUNNY. Alberdi lines his delightfully dark journey with artful irreverence and authentic pathos. Vivid imagery, hilarious drama, a wild and very worthwhile ride.

A riotous bilingual telenovela meets supernatural horror movie romp. You might find yourself describing the plot of this play to someone and see their face grimace in horror before you remember to tell them that it's actually really, really funny.

I had to privilege to see a great reading of this last night! This is a hilarious, highly theatrical, and inventive spin on the family drama refracted through intersecting themes of coming out, identity, religion, faith, and much more. Like all satirical spins on a topic, absurd hilarity is paired side by side with poignant truths. I'd love to see a fully staged version of this some time soon! It would be an entertaining visual feast no doubt.

Glorious. Alberdi takes Catholicism and family drama for a joyride. Your jaw will hit the floor, and it will probably stay there. Filled with both absurd laughs and tenderness, this play won't let audiences look away. It would be a well-rounded, in your face addition to any theatre season, and should be produced immediately.

A hilarious, wild, and exceedingly clever comedy about family, faith, tradition, and the afterlife. This play shocks and delights at every turn, and you truly never know where things might go next. Expertly written with an undercurrent of mischievousness, ¡Mamágua! is a brilliant and biting take on one very fraught mother/son relationship, while still being so. much. fun.

Our audiences at Campfire Theatre Festival were delighted by ¡Mamágua!. With surprises at every turn and continuous defiance of regular form, I was in stitches by seeing Alberdi's smashing of common structure and his use of unconventional devices. ¡Mamágua!: you've got to read this script. Thank you, Sebastián for your work!

Focusing on the strained relationship between a mother and her closeted son, Alberdi’s play is packed with Mexican tradition, Catholic guilt, and good (albeit misguided) intentions. Capitalizing on the comedic stylization of telenovelas, the world of ¡ MAMÁGUA ! is one where el Cucuy appears in drag as the Virgin Mary and Diosito themself walks out of the fridge to chastise both the actors and the audience. Alberdi’s play is a hilarious, impulse driven comedy that left me wondering the lengths to which I would go to help a loved one find salvation.