Lupe Finds Me in the Garden of Dreams

by Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel

Estrella is at a spiritual crossroads. She becomes the Old Hollywood actress Lupe Velez on the last night of her life to find the answers to her questions, and the two people who hold them are Anna May Wong and Gary Cooper, her lifetime's greatest relationships. Lupe finds me in the garden of dreams spans years in cinematic history to raise the questions: what are the costs to being a queer artist of color in...

Estrella is at a spiritual crossroads. She becomes the Old Hollywood actress Lupe Velez on the last night of her life to find the answers to her questions, and the two people who hold them are Anna May Wong and Gary Cooper, her lifetime's greatest relationships. Lupe finds me in the garden of dreams spans years in cinematic history to raise the questions: what are the costs to being a queer artist of color in today's industry? What would happen if we found a way of creating ourselves and our work outside of it?"

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Lupe Finds Me in the Garden of Dreams

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization New York Theater Workshop, Year 2024
  • Type Residency, Organization O'Neill Playwright's Conference, Year 2023

Awards

  • Van Lier Fellowship
    Rattlestick Theater
    Finalist
    2024
  • The Leah Prize
    Leah Ryan Fund
    Finalist
    2024