DESI MORENO-PENSON

THE FLIES is an intimate, sexy, unconventional ghost story/thriller. Two artists arrive at a motel room for an afternoon of clandestine sex. One artist is successful and well-known, the other is not. During the course of their time together, another character…an enigmatic security guard with alarming news about the room they’re in, will turn up and ultimately change everything. THE FLIES is a modern noir play of many shadings and ideas. It is primarily a ghost story, but first and foremost, it deals with celebrity and invisibility and the fine line that separates them both. It is a dissection of the experience of loss and of memory. It explores the idea of fate, control and chaos. It deals with art as a career and as a way of life. And finally, it talks about the power of creation, methods of myth-making, and ultimately, oblivion.

Two accomplished, but snooty Latinas, both of them intersectional feminists, neither of them illegal nor Mexican, conduct interviews for their next big protest with would-be "organizers" Harriet Tubman, Kellyanne Conway, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor...and find each one of them wanting/lacking in some aspect. A humorous, cautionary tale about egos and cultural hubris, and what it really means to be “inclusive.” Co-authored with Latinx playwright Noemi de la Puente, this short play was presented as part of the Future Is Female Festival, hosted by MultiStages Theater Company in New York City.

A surreal tale of self-identity and the sometimes schizophrenic effects of post-colonialism, BEIGE is set in 2001, soon after the tragedy of 9/11, and tells the story of Soledad Iglesias, a young Nuyorican journalist who finds herself caught between the reality of her Jewish fiancee and the ideals of the notorious Puerto Rican Nationalist, Lolita Lebron. Existing at the crossroads of history, reality, and cultural imagination, BEIGE is a quixotic, cautionary tale of race, Puerto Rican politics, and love.

BEIGE is the winner of the 2016 National Latino Playwriting Award sponsored by the Arizona Theater Company, http://www.broadwayworld.com/phoenix/article/Desi-Moreno-Pensons-BEIGE-…

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Sex, magic, and spoken-word poetry illuminate this dark, erotic tale of Phaedra on the gritty streets of the Bronx. A bodega owner's new wife becomes strangely obsessed with her husband's son, the lunch counter boy. Driven by lust, she invokes the vengeful power of the Santeria Gods who set off a vicious chain of events that no one can stop.

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For "Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It": A Latina college professor in her 40s finally gives in to her husband's demand for a threesome. What happens after is unexpected.

For "A Latina Prepares": A Latina actress, fed up with the stereotypes with Carmen to Jennifer, takes revenge upon her auditioners...by being a damn good actress!

Taking place in a strange, surrealistic realm between life and death…the brooding and child-like Vincent, the smart and steely-eyed Ally, and the sexy, yet uptight plant-lover Paula engage in sexual play-acting scenarios, leading them into memories of loss, love, longing, and domestic violence.

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Based on a true kidnapping, DEVIL LAND is a modern day, adult fairytale about a couple in the Bronx who kidnaps a twelve-year old girl, keeping her in their basement boiler room in a thoroughly misguided attempt at creating a family. The little girl, however, has other ideas. She claims to be clairvoyant and can communicate with the dead, including the couple’s own dead baby. And she is protected by her terrifying and perhaps not-so-imaginary friend, whom she calls “the Grinch” (Yes, THAT Grinch, only more ghoulish!). Ultimately, a battle of wills ensues pitting faith, family, and politic against each other. DEVIL LAND is a fantastical, gothic exploration into New York City lore.