About the Show
Maya, a young Salvadoran-American woman, navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona. Her story explores mother-daughter relationships, mixed race identity, being the first-generation child of an immigrant, growing up without a father, and fantasy as a coping mechanism, while featuring movement and dance. And there are owls, jaguars, and cacti—oh, my! *Trigger warning: This play references sexual assault.
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The Cast:
Maya: Vanessa Vivas (Ariana Jackman, understudy) Mami: Marian Del Valle Abuela: Fiamma Piacentini Father/Sheriff: Jacob Maximillian Baron Cactus/Jaguar/Owl: Amanda Andrews & Jess Appel Salvadoran Women: Ariana Jackman & Christine Stoddard |
The Crew:
Playwright/Director: Christine Stoddard Assistant Director: Amanda Andrews Choreographer: Fiamma Piacentini Assistant Choreographer: Nicole Pascaretta Set Designer: Dario Mohr Lighting Designer: Jeremy Stein Line Producer: Jess Appel Intern: Sydnie Stern |
Performance dates for the June 2022 world premiere at the Gene Frankel Theatre in New York City:
June 15 @ 7:00PM (Opening Night)
June 16 @ 7:00PM
June 17 @ 7:00PM
June 18 @ 7:00PM
June 19 @ 3:00PM
June 22 @ 7:00PM
June 23 @ 7:00PM
June 24 @ 7:00PM
June 25 @ 7:00PM
June 26 @ 3:00PM (Closing Performance)
June 15 @ 7:00PM (Opening Night)
June 16 @ 7:00PM
June 17 @ 7:00PM
June 18 @ 7:00PM
June 19 @ 3:00PM
June 22 @ 7:00PM
June 23 @ 7:00PM
June 24 @ 7:00PM
June 25 @ 7:00PM
June 26 @ 3:00PM (Closing Performance)
Miss the show? We have launched a campaign to take it off-Broadway here.
The Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012
(212) 777-1767
Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares won a national playwriting competition held by Table Work Press in 2019 and was published in the book Two Plays: True Believer and Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares (2020). The play is based upon the 2018 Semiperfect Press chapbook of poems by the same name. The stage play is being produced by Quail Bell Press & Productions. The show's neon-style LED sign was designed and created by ElectroRomantic out of Philadelphia.
Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares won a national playwriting competition held by Table Work Press in 2019 and was published in the book Two Plays: True Believer and Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares (2020). The play is based upon the 2018 Semiperfect Press chapbook of poems by the same name. The stage play is being produced by Quail Bell Press & Productions. The show's neon-style LED sign was designed and created by ElectroRomantic out of Philadelphia.
