Alba

Adapted from Lorca's House of Bernarda Alba

Alba is a three-act, one-hundred-minute play, inspired by Lorca’s masterpiece, set in working-class Miami in 2001. It follows a strong-willed Cuban matriarch trying to hold on to control of her house in the face of myriad encroaching forces, including new technology, impatient debtors, and a suitor with suspicious motives. The story is narrated by a grandchild seeking to break cycles of intergenerational trauma...

Alba is a three-act, one-hundred-minute play, inspired by Lorca’s masterpiece, set in working-class Miami in 2001. It follows a strong-willed Cuban matriarch trying to hold on to control of her house in the face of myriad encroaching forces, including new technology, impatient debtors, and a suitor with suspicious motives. The story is narrated by a grandchild seeking to break cycles of intergenerational trauma through the expression of the unspoken secrets that inevitably led to a tragic incident of self-harm; an event our narrator is forever linked to and marked by. *The play is bilingual, but an English version exists to aid in comprehension and encourage directors to find the right balance of English & Spanish for their audiences.

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  • Brandon Urrutia: Alba

    I once heard a quote about how a kind grandmother is just a bad mom attempting to get into Heaven. However Rodriguez proves with Alba that there is no black and white when it comes to motherhood. Decisions are made because they need to be made for the good of the family. To keep the home intact. Rodriguez has breathed new life into an already fiery piece, and. does so masterfully. A read I could just not put down.

    I once heard a quote about how a kind grandmother is just a bad mom attempting to get into Heaven. However Rodriguez proves with Alba that there is no black and white when it comes to motherhood. Decisions are made because they need to be made for the good of the family. To keep the home intact. Rodriguez has breathed new life into an already fiery piece, and. does so masterfully. A read I could just not put down.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Palm Beach Dramaworks Perblerg Festival of New Plays, Year 2025
  • Type Workshop, Organization Teatro Chelsea, Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization UNC Chapel Hill - Process Series, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Quick Silver Theater Company, Year 2023
  • Type Reading, Organization Teatro Chelsea, Year 2023

Awards

  • Playwrights of Color Summit
    Quick Silver Theater Company
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • A-típico Latinx New Play Festival
    Teatro Chelsea
    Finalist
    2023