Rauly Luna

Rauly Luna

Queer Mexican American Playwright living in Chicago.

Plays

  • The 84th Annual Willoughby Telethon: A Pro Union Story in A Time of Corporate Despair by Rauly Luna
    Cast: 
    6–8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Labor and Unions, toxic workplace + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, political
    Keyword: Labor and Unions, toxic workplace, comedy, Dark Comedy One-Act
    In a world stuck in a pre-post pandemic post-pre pandemic state running on smiles and denial, three coworkers (Krys, Carlos, and Clark) ruminate on what this experience has been like for the not entirely average Euphrates Corporation Team Member. Tasked with hosting the company's seemingly useless fundraiser, the trio take this as an opportunity to bring their message of hope during this time of corporate despair, a Union!
  • Bears Vs The Machine by Rauly Luna
    Cast: 
    9
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Labor and Unions, gay men + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: Labor and Unions, gay men, LATINX LGBTQIA, gay bears
    Arturo finds himself just another cog in the machine of big business in his small town of Willoughby, CA. The Euphrates Corporation is taking over everything and Art's job is no exception. He and his coworkers are almost killed by the machine sent in to replace them, and they decide it's time to organize. Its a battle of good and evil in this fast paced and insane Labor comedy.
  • Alone in the Woods by Rauly Luna
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, experimental
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    Keyword: gay, magical realism + 3 more
    Genre: drama, experimental
    Keyword: gay, magical realism, Small town Gay, friends, memory
    Michael waits in the woods for his childhood friend Brian, it's been years since they've seen each other, and Michael needs to get some things off his chest, a short play about love, about growing up, and about loss.
  • Gloria's Truth by Rauly Luna
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: magical realism, family ghosts + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: magical realism, family ghosts, Mexican American, gay
    Gloria goes through her daily routine as a ghost haunting her old house, when her son Arturo unexpectedly shows up, to get the house ready to sell.
  • The Panadero's Ex-Boyfriend by Rauly Luna
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: gay men, private investigator + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fable/folktale
    Keyword: gay men, private investigator, small town, magical realism, Latinx
    The sleepy village of Willoughby is overtaken by sudden bouts of depression, longing, and sadness. The Mayor hires a Private Investigator to find the cause, what he finds at the center of it all is one heartbroken Panadero and his Mother. What follows is a journey of self-discovery, family trauma, and the lies we deem necessary to keep ourselves afloat.
  • The Book by Rauly Luna
    Cast: 
    5–8
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: dark comedy, books + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: dark comedy, books, magical realism
    Writer Dick Smart owes his publisher a new book, instead of doing any actual work he and his agent, Sam Whitley, turn in the ravings of a homeless woman named, Imigyn. Soon this book becomes the next Bible, and Dick, the next prophet in this dark comedy about actions, consequences, and getting in over your head.