Machismo

by Spencer J. Vigil

What happens when you outgrow old family traditions? Machismo is a play that disrupts the normalcy of gendered expectations within the Latinx family. Max is a young non-binary person who finds themselves pulled between the culture in which they love and the growth in which they seek. Machismo is about how the support of a family can shape and strengthen one another. Through many intersectionality’s, Max and...

What happens when you outgrow old family traditions? Machismo is a play that disrupts the normalcy of gendered expectations within the Latinx family. Max is a young non-binary person who finds themselves pulled between the culture in which they love and the growth in which they seek. Machismo is about how the support of a family can shape and strengthen one another. Through many intersectionality’s, Max and their family are tested when Max refuses to wear a dress for their Quinceanera. What is Machismo? How can Max find it to help their family understand their needs?

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  • Anamaria Guerzon: Machismo by Spencer J. Vigil
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    A wonderful one act examining gender, race, culture, family, and the way all of them touch and effect each other. This script has lively characters all doing their best to love each other, and messing up along the way-- it highlights the complex nature of family ties, what bonds us together, and holds us apart, especially in BIPOC spaces. Vigil is a powerful new voice who I've seen do amazing things in our Seattle Theatre scene, and I look forward to following his career!

    A wonderful one act examining gender, race, culture, family, and the way all of them touch and effect each other. This script has lively characters all doing their best to love each other, and messing up along the way-- it highlights the complex nature of family ties, what bonds us together, and holds us apart, especially in BIPOC spaces. Vigil is a powerful new voice who I've seen do amazing things in our Seattle Theatre scene, and I look forward to following his career!

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