Cristina Ortega

Cristina Ortega is a LatinX Playwright and Actress of Cuban and Honduran descent born and raised in Miami, FL. Her recent credits include a full production of her play, Isolation, in a small theatre in Miami called Mainstreet Players where she also held a play reading as part of the workshop process of her play. She is currently working on her second full length spanish play, Los Ojos de Cuba, and she premiered a scene from the play at The Thinking Cap Theatre in Miami, FL where it made its debut. Cristina began to fall in love with writing after she wrote and directed her very own one person show called, Reflection of a 5 foot Latina, at the Louise O. Gerrit's Theatre as part of her BFA program. Cristina loves to challenge audiences and bring her culture and transformative ideas to the...

Cristina Ortega is a LatinX Playwright and Actress of Cuban and Honduran descent born and raised in Miami, FL. Her recent credits include a full production of her play, Isolation, in a small theatre in Miami called Mainstreet Players where she also held a play reading as part of the workshop process of her play. She is currently working on her second full length spanish play, Los Ojos de Cuba, and she premiered a scene from the play at The Thinking Cap Theatre in Miami, FL where it made its debut. Cristina began to fall in love with writing after she wrote and directed her very own one person show called, Reflection of a 5 foot Latina, at the Louise O. Gerrit's Theatre as part of her BFA program. Cristina loves to challenge audiences and bring her culture and transformative ideas to the many stories she wants to tell and hopes she can find a place where her stories will be accepted and brought to life.

Scripts

Reflection of a 5 foot Latina

by Cristina Ortega

Synopsis

Rosita is fighting to stay sober on the night of her winter formal as she just got broken up with by her boyfriend. Her best friend is a Tequila bottle that she keeps drinking and her reflection that comes to life to help her get over her ex and study for the SAT exam she has the next morning. Her reflection, Bertica, is the embodiment of her but much more confident. Will her reflection help her get back to...

Rosita is fighting to stay sober on the night of her winter formal as she just got broken up with by her boyfriend. Her best friend is a Tequila bottle that she keeps drinking and her reflection that comes to life to help her get over her ex and study for the SAT exam she has the next morning. Her reflection, Bertica, is the embodiment of her but much more confident. Will her reflection help her get back to sobriety in time for her SAT exam? Or will Rosita continue drinking the night away and never gain the confidence to move on? Well... we'll see what this 5 foot Latina ends up doing with the help of her reflection.

Isolation

by Cristina Ortega

Synopsis

Isolation follows two women from different backgrounds who find themselves trapped in solitary confinement for different reasons. They begin to form a bond as they are able to hear the sound of each other's voices but unable to see one another. Their bond strengthens as they use a children's fantasy story as a means of escape from this dark environment in order to see one another. The play deals with themes of...

Isolation follows two women from different backgrounds who find themselves trapped in solitary confinement for different reasons. They begin to form a bond as they are able to hear the sound of each other's voices but unable to see one another. Their bond strengthens as they use a children's fantasy story as a means of escape from this dark environment in order to see one another. The play deals with themes of sexual identity, racial identity, and mental health and how the worst part of a women's prison affects the individuals who have no life ahead of them.