En Las Sombras

by Jordan Ramirez Puckett

Listen closely because I am going to tell you an ancient tale. At a time when people were nothing more than pawns for gods and shadows, the Sun God disappeared leaving the world in darkness and in danger. When their own mother’s life is threatened, young Xenia and Luz must take the trial of the gods, risking their lives for the chance to become deities themselves. And why do you need to hear this story?...

Listen closely because I am going to tell you an ancient tale. At a time when people were nothing more than pawns for gods and shadows, the Sun God disappeared leaving the world in darkness and in danger. When their own mother’s life is threatened, young Xenia and Luz must take the trial of the gods, risking their lives for the chance to become deities themselves. And why do you need to hear this story? Because time is a cyclical, and what happened in the past did happen again and is happening now.

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En Las Sombras

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  • Duncan Pflaster: En Las Sombras by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
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    A fascinating piece contrasting a hopeful creation myth with the cold reality of immigration politics. Great roles for versatile performers.

    A fascinating piece contrasting a hopeful creation myth with the cold reality of immigration politics. Great roles for versatile performers.

    ”
  • Daniel Repp: En Las Sombras by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
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    Urgency is at the center of this play--both in how powerfully it pulls the audience in to the characters' journey and in how it shines a spotlight on continuing present-day injustices.

    Urgency is at the center of this play--both in how powerfully it pulls the audience in to the characters' journey and in how it shines a spotlight on continuing present-day injustices.

    ”
  • Nick Malakhow: En Las Sombras by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
    “

    Absolutely beautiful piece! It marries the grandiosity of myth with the everyday specificity and intersectional identities of the specific humans at the center of this--Xenia and Luz. The storytelling is propulsive and fast-paced and this is an exciting piece to put my "director brain" to work on from a visual and aural and design standpoint. Jordan tackles weighty and current and relevant themes in a fabulistic way. The level of remove makes the connections to current day immigration issues visible and potent for a wide spectrum of audiences.

    Absolutely beautiful piece! It marries the grandiosity of myth with the everyday specificity and intersectional identities of the specific humans at the center of this--Xenia and Luz. The storytelling is propulsive and fast-paced and this is an exciting piece to put my "director brain" to work on from a visual and aural and design standpoint. Jordan tackles weighty and current and relevant themes in a fabulistic way. The level of remove makes the connections to current day immigration issues visible and potent for a wide spectrum of audiences.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Tantrum East, 2021
  • Reading, Central Washington University Theatre Arts, 2021

Production History

  • University, Seabury Quinn, Jr. Playwrights' Festival (canceled due to Corona Virus), 2020

Awards