Madre de Dios

Following years of estrangement, Moisés returns to his mother’s home in the Southern Nevada desert for his sister’s wake. Set against an apocalyptic landscape where supernatural forces loom, old grudges boil to the surface, and secrets are revealed as this family drama catapults into a mythic tale of Biblical proportion.

Following years of estrangement, Moisés returns to his mother’s home in the Southern Nevada desert for his sister’s wake. Set against an apocalyptic landscape where supernatural forces loom, old grudges boil to the surface, and secrets are revealed as this family drama catapults into a mythic tale of Biblical proportion.

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Madre de Dios

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  • Conor McShane: Madre de Dios

    A thrilling fusion of ghost story, speculative fiction, and spirituality that work together beautifully, anchored as they are to the story of a grieving family whose pain feels raw and real and lived-in. I know I'm going to be thinking about that final image for a long time!

    A thrilling fusion of ghost story, speculative fiction, and spirituality that work together beautifully, anchored as they are to the story of a grieving family whose pain feels raw and real and lived-in. I know I'm going to be thinking about that final image for a long time!

Development History

  • Type Residency, Organization Ojai Playwrights Conference, Year 2025
  • Type Residency, Organization National Capital New Plays Festival - Round House Theatre, Year 2022
  • Type Workshop, Organization The Playwrights' Center, Year 2021
  • Type Residency, Organization Page 73 Productions, Year 2020

Awards

  • Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship
    Page 73 Productions
    Winner
    2022
  • Jerome Fellowship
    The Playwrights' Center
    Winner
    2021