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La Madre Amable (a pesar de ella misma)

Translation: The Kind Mother (in spite of herself)

A comedy about a troupe of BIPOC theatre artists reclaiming their space in classical theatre production. They tell the story of Flor & Mari, innamorato who are in love with one another but are kept apart by a nasty, bitter, House Mother: La Señora Magdalena. La Señora is intent on profiting off of her Daughter's marriage, & with the help of the local witch-doctor match-maker, arranges a marriage between Flor and an extremely wealthy & extremely old man. Human trafficking!? Not if Conchita the housemaid has anything to do with it! This comedy features the classical stock characters, an array of contemporary queer entendre, drag king pandemonium, & a strong love for BIPOC communities surviving white supremacy.

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This staged reading was made possible with support ARAC's 2023-2024 Sponsors./ Esta lectura dramatizada fue posible gracias al apoyo de Patrocinadores de ARAC para la Temporada 2023-2024,

Sun., Feb. 25, 2024 /Dom. 25 de Feb., 2024

5pm-7pm

Rhizome DC
6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012


Sliding scale donation/Donacion de Escala Mobil:

PWYC - $5 minimum donation
$25 standard ticket


All tickets include workshop performance, as well as small refreshments.

There will be/Habra:
ASL-Interpreted/Interpretacion de Lengua de Señas Estadoniudense
Open Captions/Subtitulos Abiertos (English + Español)

Meet The Team

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Asteria Summers (she/her)

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La Señora Magdalena

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Petrona Xemi Tapepechul (she/her)

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Playwright/La Señor Magdalena's Voice Interpreter

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Alexa Rodriguez (she/her)

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Conchita

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Catalina Ramos (she/her)

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Flor

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Bri Houtman (they/she)

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Mari

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Yahaira Guzmán Medina (she/her)

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La Curandera Paz

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Wilmer Xuárez (he/him)

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El Anciano Roberto

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Michael Basillas (they/them)

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Stage Directions

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Amanda Rodriguez (she/her)

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Stage Manager

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Melissa Strova Valencia (she/her)

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House Manager

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Veronica Gomez Giraldo (she/her)

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Co-Director

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Elle Marie Sullivan (she/her)

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Co-Director/Dramaturg

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Andrew Robertson (he/him)

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Production Photographer

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