Daniela Gonzalez y Perez

Daniela Gonzalez y Perez

Daniela Gonzalez y Perez is a queer Puerto Rican actor, playwright, and teaching artist born and raised in Brooklyn. Their writing explores the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and religion through fantasy, "magical realism", sci-fi, and that “Brooklyn shit” to confront/reject societal norms, barriers, and the displacement of peoples. They are a Finalist for the Ya Tu Sabes...
Daniela Gonzalez y Perez is a queer Puerto Rican actor, playwright, and teaching artist born and raised in Brooklyn. Their writing explores the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and religion through fantasy, "magical realism", sci-fi, and that “Brooklyn shit” to confront/reject societal norms, barriers, and the displacement of peoples. They are a Finalist for the Ya Tu Sabes Monologue Slam presented by Nosotros x NBC ('22), are in Clubbed Thumb's Early-Career Writer's Group ('22/23) and is being mentored by David Henry Hwang, and were recently a fellow of The Latinx Playwrights Circle’s Intensive Mentorship Program ('22), which resulted in an industry reading of ÁNGEL Y CHUPI (The Reinvented Queer Tale of the Puerto Rican Chupacabra), mentored by Migdalia Cruz. They wrote ALIEN STRIPPERS for The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues with INTAR ('22), have had two of their ten-minute plays, THE MARTIAN KING and UNOFFICIAL GIRLFRIEND, shown live at Fucked-Up Play Fest! ('21), two zoom readings of their full-length plays, ÁNGEL Y CHUPI and MY BROOKLYN ('21, '20), with The Latinx Playwrights Circle, and four plays selected for Gi60: International One-Minute Theatre Festival over the years. They hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, is a proud member of INTAR’s Unit 52 and The Latinx Playwrights Circle, and is a Teaching Artist for Manhattan Theatre Club.

Plays

  • ÁNGEL Y CHUPI (The Reinvented Queer Tale of the Puerto Rican Chupacabra) by Daniela Gonzalez y Perez
    Recommendations: 8
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    Genre: adventure, dark comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: features LGBTQ+ characters, monologue for non-binary actors + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, dark comedy, drama, fable/folktale, faith-based, fantasy, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: features LGBTQ+ characters, monologue for non-binary actors, magical queeralism, faith vs. religion, Adventure/Fantasy, coping with loss, addictive love, redemption, LATINX LGBTQIA
    The tortured tale of two reincarnated spirits that find themselves face to face in their newest forms, one as a quirky Puerto Rican angel and the other as a repulsive although charming Chupacabra, after being separated for centuries. A love triangle ensues when a mystery woman appears, threatening the balance of their worlds, as they grapple with obsession, forgiveness, grief, and the afterlife as they’re not...
    The tortured tale of two reincarnated spirits that find themselves face to face in their newest forms, one as a quirky Puerto Rican angel and the other as a repulsive although charming Chupacabra, after being separated for centuries. A love triangle ensues when a mystery woman appears, threatening the balance of their worlds, as they grapple with obsession, forgiveness, grief, and the afterlife as they’re not only forced to face each other, but themselves.

Recommended by Daniela Gonzalez y Perez

  • The Jersey Devil Is a Papi Chulo by Iraisa Ann Reilly
    17 Feb. 2022
    “ Captivating, dangerously hilarious, and the ice cream birthday cake with confetti you didn’t know you needed. The funniest AND one of the best plays I’ve ever read. I cannot wait until it takes the world by storm, from colleges to the mainstage, to outside forests with birds and bugs singing to its tune (get out your insect repellant). Painfully relatable. The writing a breath of fresh air. In “The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo”, Reilly creates an incredible range of Latinx women and two blankitito dude-bros in an important social commentary mixed with heart, growth, y adobo. ”
  • A Skeptic and a Bruja by Rosa Fernandez
    4 Nov. 2021
    “ Perfect play for ehSpooky (and any other spiritual) season! I read this alone, in an AirBnb, in the woods, in the dark, during the “Witching Hour” (highly recommend). Suspense mixed with humor that’ll have you worried one moment and chuckling the next. Embarking on this journey with these valiant women of color invites us to have a new perspective on the worlds or dimensions that are usually hidden from us, that only the gifted can see. “A Skeptic and a Bruja” is a heart racing journey about family, friendship, the spiritual world, and working together to find peace.
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  • WORLD CLASSIC by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
    16 Oct. 2021
    “ An instant classic. The play(wright) all actors should be gifted when being introduced to Neil Simon and Arthur Miller. A journey of non-stop action and discovery from start to finish. Brought tears to my eyes because it was the first time feeling so culturally seen and represented in this Puerto Rican family and its complexities. This should be produced at every theater and university. Various ages, sexualities, and diasporas are represented as it contains universal themes exploring family, heart, grief, The American Dream, and resistance to change. "World Classic" is a piece of what American theater has been missing. ”
  • Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes by Franky D. Gonzalez
    8 Oct. 2021
    “ Compelling. An experience that begins before you get into your seat and continues when you leave it. An observation and exploration of the oppressive systems put in place, that are presented to us as rehabilitation, but are a disguise for our demise. Franky Gonzalez's "Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes" is a beautifully written play with heart, strength, wonder, discovery, and heartbreak, as it takes us on this journey that many lives have gone through, still go through, and that some don't want us to see. A piece that not only motivates change within the system, but within ourselves. ”