PLAY SYNOPSIS: After a tragic suicide, an estranged family is forced to come together under one roof during Hurricane Maria. The play asks the question what makes a family?
PLAYWRIGHT AWARDS & GRANTS
Carnegie Mellon - CoLlabo Incubator Selected Grantee (2023)
Terrence McNally New Works Incubator - Finalist (2023)
Royal Court Theater - Literary Team - Semi-Finalist
Princess Grace Award - semi-finalist
THE MOURNERS PRODUCTION HISTORY:
2024 Staged Reading - BIPOC Reading Series @ STRAZ CENTER, Tampa FL
Directed by: Fred Johnson
Produced by: STRAZ CENTER
2023 Staged Reading - Conch Shell Productions @ HB Studio Theater, New York NY
Cast: Socorro Santiago*, Paul Calderón, Bryanna Felipe, Ian Dunn
Directed by: Francisco J. Rivera Rodríguez
Produced by: Conch Shell Productions
Socorro Santiago* and Paul Calderon in THE MOURNERS - CSP Staged Reading
2022 Workshop @ Irondale Ensemble Theater, Brooklyn New York
Cast: Nancy Ticotin, Gilbert Cruz, Ana SophÍa Colón, Steve Humphreys, Jorge Sánchez Díaz
Directed by: Francisco J. Rivera Rodríguez
Produced by: Jew-Yo-Rican Productions + Lana Russell
Presented by: The Space at Irondale
Stage Manager: TaTyana Smith
2021 Reading - CITYCORP NYFA GRANT @Irondale Ensemble Theater, Brooklyn New York
Cast: Nancy Rodríguez, Fidel Vicioso, Emilia Suarez, Richard Thierot
Directed by: Francisco J. Rivera Rodríguez
Produced by: Jew-Yo-Rican Productions + Lana Russell
Presented by: The Space at Irondale
PLAY SYNOPSIS: Amber’s Purge is a chaotic, poetic satirical circus about the trial of Amber Sheard and Johnny Suepp. A wild, rage filled, joy ride this play is a fever dream about the spectacle of misogyny and celebrity and ultimately what it would take to break free from it all.
RUBBLE (2012) - A child loses her memory under a pile of rubble.
