Bernardo Cubria

Bernardo Cubria

Bernardo Cubría is a Mexican playwright/screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles. He is the winner of the 2021 Smith Prize for Political Theatre. His play, The Play You Want won the 2020 BETC Generations Award and was also a finalist for the 2020 Ingenio Play Festival for Latinx Plays. His play The Giant Void in my Soul was nominated for Best Playwright at the 2018 Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Drama critics Circle...
Bernardo Cubría is a Mexican playwright/screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles. He is the winner of the 2021 Smith Prize for Political Theatre. His play, The Play You Want won the 2020 BETC Generations Award and was also a finalist for the 2020 Ingenio Play Festival for Latinx Plays. His play The Giant Void in my Soul was nominated for Best Playwright at the 2018 Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Drama critics Circle Awards, and The Stage Raw Awards. His play Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement will be receiving it's world premier at INTAR in NYC in the fall of 2017. It was a Semi-Finalist for the O'Neil in 2017. The Judgment of Fools has received three critically acclaimed production in NYC, LA, and Houston, TX. His play The Redhead is Coming was a part of F*ckfest at The Brick in NYC in 2015. He is a proud member of Ammo Theatre Company in LA.

Plays

  • The Play You Want by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 11
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, satire
    Fed-up by the theatre world's desires to box him in, Mexican playwright Bernardo Cubría sarcastically pitches “Nar-Cocos” a play about drug dealers on Dia de los Muertos. Much to his surprise, the Public Theatre picks it up. With financial pressures mounting and a newborn at home, this is his chance at a commercial success. But when Scott Rudin offers him a Broadway run on the condition he further exploit...
    Fed-up by the theatre world's desires to box him in, Mexican playwright Bernardo Cubría sarcastically pitches “Nar-Cocos” a play about drug dealers on Dia de los Muertos. Much to his surprise, the Public Theatre picks it up. With financial pressures mounting and a newborn at home, this is his chance at a commercial success. But when Scott Rudin offers him a Broadway run on the condition he further exploit his identity and the headlines, he must decide just how much he’s willing to compromise in order to finally be accepted.
  • Crabs in a Bucket by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: satire
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    Keyword: clowns
    Genre: satire
    Keyword: clowns
    Amargo and Pootz are two bitter crabs living in a shucking bucket. They spend their days talking chit about the crabs that got out, the ones who couldn't take it, and the losers who still live among them. When a new crab arrives filled with hope and change, they are faced with who they once were and their incessant dream of getting the shuck out.
  • The Giant Void In My Soul by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    4–11
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    Genre: satire
    Genre: satire
    When Fool 1 discovers the Giant Void in their soul, they and their loyal best friend Fool 2 set out on a Quixotic quest to fill it. Will food and alcohol do it? What about jobs, marriage, procreation, or even self-reflection? Can anything fill this damn void?!


  • Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: satire
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    Keyword: Mexico, USA + 2 more
    Genre: satire
    Keyword: Mexico, USA, neighbors, Latino
    Meet Joe. Joe lives in a big colorless mansion. Meet Jose. Jose lives in a colorful shack. Joe and Jose live next door to each other, but they are not exactly friends. When Joe has a business proposition for Jose, their uneasy truce is about to get a lot more complicated.

  • The Judgment of Fools by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte + 6 more
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    Keyword: interactive, vaudeville + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, commedia dell'arte, farce, immersive, movement/physical, pantomime, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: interactive, vaudeville, clowns
    Please join us for The Judgment of Fools, an interactive night at the theatre where the audience is the star! Equal parts rowdy debauchery, psychological experiment, and vaudevillian circus, this is a live event unlike any other you’ve experienced. Help The Fool and his Friends navigate the explosive terrain of race, social media, and blowjob bonanzas!
  • The Redhead is Coming by Bernardo Cubria
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: Latinx, Latino + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: Latinx, Latino, latina
    Vera and Lucas are about to get married so they decide to have a threesome as one last hurrah! Thanks to the help the Empire State Building, Tequila, and a magic sex fairy they finally face their issues and learn what it means to be in love in the modern age.
  • Loop Group: Or Shia Lebeouf's Version by Bernardo Cubria
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: dark comedy, parody/spoof + 2 more
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    Keyword: identity, Hollywood
    Genre: dark comedy, parody/spoof, political, satire
    Keyword: identity, Hollywood
    On a Los Angeles sound stage, seven actors assemble to “loop” or dub background vocals for a Hollywood film about a Mexican narco-trafficker. The day takes a very unexpected turn when the star of the film shows up with an unusual request!