Mara De La Rosa

Mara De La Rosa

Mara De La Rosa is an award winning queer-POC playwright, screenwriter, actor and producer of films and live shows. Her sketches have been featured on WhoHaha, Marías at Sampaguitas, VoyageLA and Comedy Network Live! She is the co-host of the podcast Dealing and co-creator of the queer web series “BAES Welcome” (streaming on OutfestNow). Her short films I Don’t Love You and BASTARD (Los Angeles Asian Pacific...
Mara De La Rosa is an award winning queer-POC playwright, screenwriter, actor and producer of films and live shows. Her sketches have been featured on WhoHaha, Marías at Sampaguitas, VoyageLA and Comedy Network Live! She is the co-host of the podcast Dealing and co-creator of the queer web series “BAES Welcome” (streaming on OutfestNow). Her short films I Don’t Love You and BASTARD (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival), and her one-minute film The Outbreak was an Audience Award Winner at Outfest FUSION.

As the co-founder of Becky and Baldwin, she produces films and plays, including Other Plays and Real Love. She also co-created and co-host the podcast, "Dealing," under Accidental Information Collective.

In 2017, she co-founded Queenfest LA, an annual International Women’s Day variety show benefiting organizations supporting women throughout Los Angeles. She was a Film Independent Incubator Lab Fellow and Outfest Outset Fellow.

Plays

  • Beyon-slay by Mara De La Rosa
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: drag queen, comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: drag queen, comedy, LGBTQ, small town America
    Sam Samuels, a small town mechanic, is a drag queen in the making. He and his best friend, Ellen, are on their way to Drag Con, when Sam gets cold feet. Lo and behold, Donatella, a seasoned Drag Queen, gets a flat tire and inspires Sam to follow his dreams.
  • Real Love by Mara De La Rosa
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: feminism, romantic comedy + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, fantasy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: feminism, romantic comedy, real dolls, women's roles
    Sean Wilcox, has three girlfriends—the sophisticated Catalina, the sexy Veronique, and young Gigi. They are head-over-heels in love with him and don’t mind sharing. But, life is just a fantasy, because Catalina, Veronique, and Gigi aren’t real—they’re sex dolls. After Sean gets in a fight with his brother Cody over an engagement ring the dolls come to life and start to wonder the purpose of their existence....
    Sean Wilcox, has three girlfriends—the sophisticated Catalina, the sexy Veronique, and young Gigi. They are head-over-heels in love with him and don’t mind sharing. But, life is just a fantasy, because Catalina, Veronique, and Gigi aren’t real—they’re sex dolls. After Sean gets in a fight with his brother Cody over an engagement ring the dolls come to life and start to wonder the purpose of their existence. Were they made for men or are they allowed to have, and even follow, their hopes and dreams?
  • The Bed by Mara De La Rosa
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: death, afterlife + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: death, afterlife, hospitals, cancer patient, hospital patient, adult friendship, loneliness
    As Don lies on his deathbed, he finds himself thinking back on his life. As he struggles with pain all alone in his hospital room, his bed comes to life and accompanies him on his journey to the other side.