Recommended by Nilsa Reyna

  • Nilsa Reyna: Calling Puerto Rico by Juan Ramirez, Jr.
    “

    Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in history and this play boldly, but gently takes you to the "eye of the storm." You will feel dread, loneliness, anticipation, desperation, and even hope. I still think about this play every time a new hurricane is about to make landfall. Beautiful work!

    Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in history and this play boldly, but gently takes you to the "eye of the storm." You will feel dread, loneliness, anticipation, desperation, and even hope. I still think about this play every time a new hurricane is about to make landfall. Beautiful work!

    ”
  • Nilsa Reyna: AZTEC PIRATES & THE INSIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ON MARS by David Davila
    “

    This is a play I wish I had written! The politics and themes of the play resonant deep because we've been talking about them for years and little has changed. Many plays have examined immigration and the American dream, but few are set in a south Texas border town that thrives and struggles to live in two different worlds. The world of the play is set brilliantly with room for characters to be introduced in parts two and three to make this trilogy complete.

    This is a play I wish I had written! The politics and themes of the play resonant deep because we've been talking about them for years and little has changed. Many plays have examined immigration and the American dream, but few are set in a south Texas border town that thrives and struggles to live in two different worlds. The world of the play is set brilliantly with room for characters to be introduced in parts two and three to make this trilogy complete.

    ”