Playwright

My work fills some of the many gaps the American theatrical cannon lacks in representation and storytelling. I don’t just write plays — I create theatrical experiences that incite action, educate, and promote healing.

Salve Maria

University of New MExico 2023 - Linnell Festival of New Plays

Magical Dark Comedy, Full Length Play 

3F

Two struggling sisters who are also brujitas (witches), accidentally conjure Mary, the mother of Jesus into their secret attic fortress at the girl’s home in which they reside. The girls learn they are not so different from Mary and find healing in the process of getting Mary to the great beyond.

Hart Island

University of New MExico 2022 - Linnell Festival of New Plays

Period Drama, Full Length Play

3F

Lourdes, a patient at Hart Island women’s asylum, is caught in a love triangle with her psychologist Leila, and co-patient/lover, Annabelle. The three women navigate their sexualities in a system that is hell bent on torturing it out of their bodies. Who will win: them or the hospital?  

Sopita De Entropía

FUSION THEATRE 2022 - City of ALBUQUERQUE Resiliency REsidency

Magical Drama, Full Length Play 

4F, 2 Masc NB

Weaving eternal ancestral space with the right now, a queer group of friends celebrate their friend, Gabriella’s birthday. When two unexpected guests arrive per the birthday girl’s last minute invite, interpersonal dynamics heat up as the group stumbles into a heated, and stubbornly nuanced discussion about colonization, assimilation, and indigeneity.  A working product inspired by three community events I facilitated during my Resiliency Residency in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sopita is an immersive dinner party that invites audiences into a magical world where characters dare to confront themselves and their histories in a whole new way than ever before.  

Lithosphere Heart

Semi-finalist, Playwright’s Realm Scratch pad series

Fusion Theater 2022 - Self-Produced Choreo Poem workshop

Teatro Chelsea 2021 - A-Tipico Theater Festival

the theatre offensive 2017 - out’hood residency

Magical Realism, Full Length Play

5 F, at least 4 ensemble of female defining folks 

A young woman, reckless in her pursuit of her deepest desires, learns how to love herself while reconciling the intersections of her identity as Queer, Catholic and Latina. Through a kaleidoscopic landscape of music, prayer, memory, art, and imagination punctuated by four love affairs, Lithosphere Heart chronicles the soaring heights and scarring lows of teenage Alejandra’s journey towards self-discovery and healing.

Wild Flowers

Company One Theatre 2021 - Better Future Series: Centering Queer Belonging

Realism, 10 minute play

1 F, 1 M

When Wendy and her community of black and brown QTPOC artists decide to host a counter pride event across the way from the City Pride event, a Pride Board member tries to shut them down in his best New England liberal manner.

Las Que Sueñan

Yo soy lola movement 2019 - oberon theater

Magical Realism, one act play

5F, dance ensemble 

Lucia makes her way to the United States seeking safety and a better life equipped with only her intelligence, pragmatic thinking and the courage to hope. Once there, Lucia and her daughters passionately chase their dreams and are met with obstacles along the way. However, through their collective resiliency, familial support, and some spiritual guidance from their ancestors, they define and achieve their dreams. 

Dear Larelis, Love Me

Fresh Ink Theatre 2021 - Boston In Ten Festival

Realism, 10 minute play

4 Trans/Non-binary Individuals

In a beautiful and loving celebration of black and brown QTPOC love, Larelis and Rio prepare to declare their forever love to each other, and with the support of ceremonial officiant, Babala, the two join together as partners in front of their chosen family.

Los Colores Del Amor

Yo soy lola movement 2018 - oberon theater

Magical Realism, Full Length Play 

5 F, 1 TransFemale, dance ensemble 

Existing as a flashback during a collage of protests, this story follows the lives of different folks within the Latinx LGBTQ+ community as they navigate through the world and relationships while being Latinx and Queer. Between the difficult conversations with family members, and the celebration of joyous occasions, these folks find themselves at Latin night at the club where their lives are changed forever. A tribute to the lives lost in the Orlando Massacre, this piece is a call to action.