2012 Mexico/US Playwright Exchange Program

LEAKAGES AND ANTICOAGULANTS
(Escurrimiento y Anticoagulantes)
by David Gaitán
translated by Julián Mesri
directed by Mallory Catlett
ROPES
(Cuerdas)
by Bárbara Colio
translated by Maria Alexandria Beech
directed by Lou Moreno
Saturday, December 8 @7pm
Three brothers embark on a long journey to see their Father. The problem is that they don’t get along. The problem is that their Mother would prefer to speak to her cats than to them. The problem is that their partners are too demanding. The problem is that they’re thirty-something, overweight, unlucky men, and their Father is an internationally-renowned artist. Admired. The problem is that deep down inside, they don’t understand why they didn’t inherit their Father’s extreme passion for life.
SCHNAUZER DUCK
(Pato Schnauzer)
by Saúl Enriquez
translated by Mariana Carreño King
directed by May Adrales
MESTIZA POWER
by Concepción León Mora
translated by Virginia Grise
directed by Daniel Jáquez
Sunday, December 9 @3pm
In Mérida, Yucatán, the word "mestiza" refers to the indigenous Mayan women in traditional dress who are a part of daily life there, coming from their towns to sell fruit and wares in the street. These women resist modernity and treasure their indigenous education, rituals, stories and dignity, speaking an mix of Maya and Spanish. The playwright–herself the granddaughter of a Mestiza–interviewed many of these women. These interviews inspired this play which explores and honors these contemporary Mayan women's particular ways of looking at life.