The Americans are coming. The Mexicans are leaving. And Death is patiently waiting.
The Hall of Final Ruin
(Full length, comedy/drama)
6 Women (4 Latinx, one Native American, one white)
Someday, the ‘madrina’ of 19th century Santa Fe would like to die a good Catholic death and be buried in her beloved church, La Parrochia. But Death is coming sooner than she thinks and the arrival of a needy Protestant, a fortune in gold, and the invasion of the American Army complicate her perfect exit into Purgatory. In order to save her family from ruin and earn her way into Heaven, the gambler must orchestrate a final, high-stakes card game in which all is both lost and won.
(Full length, comedy/drama)
6 Women (4 Latinx, one Native American, one white)
Someday, the ‘madrina’ of 19th century Santa Fe would like to die a good Catholic death and be buried in her beloved church, La Parrochia. But Death is coming sooner than she thinks and the arrival of a needy Protestant, a fortune in gold, and the invasion of the American Army complicate her perfect exit into Purgatory. In order to save her family from ruin and earn her way into Heaven, the gambler must orchestrate a final, high-stakes card game in which all is both lost and won.
Funeral on the Santa Fe Plaza.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Available for premiere.
Workshop and Staged Reading at Teatro Vivo, Austin, TX
Workshop and Staged Reading at Something Marvelous, Chicago, IL
Workshop and Staged Reading at Renaissance Theaterworks Brink!, Milwaukee, WI
Staged Reading at Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN
Staged Reading at The Bechdel Group, New York, NY
Available for premiere.
Workshop and Staged Reading at Teatro Vivo, Austin, TX
Workshop and Staged Reading at Something Marvelous, Chicago, IL
Workshop and Staged Reading at Renaissance Theaterworks Brink!, Milwaukee, WI
Staged Reading at Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN
Staged Reading at The Bechdel Group, New York, NY
AWARDS
Renaissance Theaterworks Brink! Award
Semi-finalist Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship Award
Semi-finalist Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Finalist Activate: Midwest New Play Festival, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Finalist Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival, Fort Wayne, IN
Finalist Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN
Renaissance Theaterworks Brink! Award
Semi-finalist Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship Award
Semi-finalist Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Finalist Activate: Midwest New Play Festival, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Finalist Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival, Fort Wayne, IN
Finalist Tennessee Stage Company, Knoxville, TN
REVIEWS from the New Play Exchange
“...Come ready to become fully absorbed in the unique and unpredictable world of 19th century Santa Fe and leave laughing. A beautiful piece! ”
"...It was big, bold and unlike any play I have seen. It felt like a magical ride. The characters were huge and the death cart driver was someone I would truly love to see come to life on stage..."
"...an exquisite, intelligent, and deeply original play that combines history and magical realism to thrilling effect..."
“ ...a wickedly funny trip into Santa Fe...”
"... wicked humor, magical realism, and fierce female characters..."
“...Come ready to become fully absorbed in the unique and unpredictable world of 19th century Santa Fe and leave laughing. A beautiful piece! ”
"...It was big, bold and unlike any play I have seen. It felt like a magical ride. The characters were huge and the death cart driver was someone I would truly love to see come to life on stage..."
"...an exquisite, intelligent, and deeply original play that combines history and magical realism to thrilling effect..."
“ ...a wickedly funny trip into Santa Fe...”
"... wicked humor, magical realism, and fierce female characters..."
Funeral Procession, Mora, New Mexico, c. 1880s.
