8x8 - The FRIDA KAHLO THEATER 10-Minute Play Festival
About the plays:
A Guy Stuck his Drill in Me
Written and Directed by Suzanne Linares
Life can change in an instant
Actors:
Sara: Claudia Durán
Nurse Dawn/Selena’s Spirit: Ana Tapia
Doctor Guapo: Rufino Romero
Verónica: Suzanne Linares
Awakening
Written and Directed by Maria G. Martinez
A young woman begins her journey in The Chicano Movement and clashes with her father’s expectations.
Dramaturg: Jessica Martinez
Dance Choreographer: Jennifer Aguirre
Director’s Assistant: Joe Luis Cedillo
Actors:
Sarah Jessica García
Jacqueline Calderón Guido
Maricella Ibarra
Joe Luis Cedillo
Breaking the Binary
Written by Angela Moore, directed by Elvia Susana Rubalcava
“Sometimes it takes a trip to the quinceañera shop to really get to know your child.”
Actors:
Vic: Devan Torres
Robert: José de Jesús Martínez
Raquel: Raquel Sánchez
Fenix
Written by Diana Burbano, directed by Robert Vestal
After acid is thrown in her face, a survivor rises from the flames.
Actor:
Marta Portillo
Gentrifier
Written and directed by Andrew Cervantes
The blurry line between ex and friend.
Actors:
Gabi: Eduardo Anguiano
Javi: Giovanni Navarro
Home Girls from el Otro Lado
The ghosts of Chicana past visit a fluffy writer to guide her out of the downhill spiral she has been on since her best friend’s passing.
Written by Elvia Susana Rubalcava, directed by Brenda Pérez
Actors:
Isa: Blanca Melchor
Toni: Raquel Sánchez
Frida: Devan Torres
Gloria: Marlene Luna
I Fell In Love with a Beautiful Assho
Written and directed by Brenda Pérez
A lost soul looking for love shares her tragic story of sex, alcohol, and Rock n Roll.
Actors:
Patty: Marilyn Fitoria
Beautiful Asshole: Ryan Bartulis
Music by Herbert Gómez
Real Men Love Women
Written and directed by Jaime Mayorquín
Over chelas & Chente two friends discuss what it means to be a real man and make it means to truly love women.
Actors:
Carlos: Rufino Romero
Manny: César Carmona