lily gonzales

lily gonzales

lily gonzales (they/them) is a writer from Texas, based in NYC. Their work has been supported by The John F. Kennedy Center, Colt Coeur, Echo Theater Company (LA), Latinx Playwrights Circle, Repertorio Español, Stages, San Diego REP, and Teatro Vivo. Currently, they are a resident with AlterTheater Ensemble in San Rafael, CA. B.A UT Austin, Theater & Dance / English

Plays

  • (trans)formada by lily gonzales
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    7–9
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: genderqueer, queer + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, movement/physical
    Keyword: genderqueer, queer, Latinx, family, dance
    Sam is queer, a little trans, and a child of Mexican immigrants living in the Texas Hill Country. They're trying to figure out how to express their gender -- to themselves and to the world. Just as Sam is building the courage to present their gender to their mother, they go to a high school party. Everyone is way too into each other and drinking way too much. Amidst the debauchery, a brave and strange set...
    Sam is queer, a little trans, and a child of Mexican immigrants living in the Texas Hill Country. They're trying to figure out how to express their gender -- to themselves and to the world. Just as Sam is building the courage to present their gender to their mother, they go to a high school party. Everyone is way too into each other and drinking way too much. Amidst the debauchery, a brave and strange set of rituals ensues.

    "(trans)formada" is a practice in healing. It is about redefining and coming back to family.
  • my eyes are up here honey by lily gonzales
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 2 more
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    Keyword: digital technology, non-monogamy + 3 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, movement/physical, science fiction
    Keyword: digital technology, non-monogamy, open relationships, queer, inter-dimensional
    Immaterial, a digital avatar company, is creating new realities for queer people and hungry to expand. When the company enters the lives of Billie, Yasmin, and Francis, each person is faced with the truth of what their physical bodies need.

    my eyes are up here honey is an exploration of boundaries, open relationships, and queer commodification.
  • no me dejas by lily gonzales
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Lesbian, queer + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Lesbian, queer, public spaces, gentrification, Latinx
    After twenty years, Perla's, the last lesbian bar in San Antonio, is closing down. Three queers, across generations, try to figure out what's next for their city and themselves as the bar has its very last call.

Recommended by lily gonzales

  • Dry Swallow by Lucas Baisch
    3 Sep. 2020
    “ This play threw me through a whirlwind of sensations. The visual imagery is one that will stick with me, that will likely appear in my dreams when I least expect it. Baisch's exploration of worth and privilege in each of the worlds was exciting to read and the form this exploration is encapsulated in is wildly innovative. ”