Parole in Place, o bailando cuando no nos queda otra
“We gotta kill time, Lupe, or it’ll kill us! Especially here...”
Written by Leonardo González Dominguez
Staged Reading Presentation:
Friday, June 9, 2023 – 6:00 PM
Language: Bilingual
Directed by Eric Parness
Featuring Lluvia Almanza, Katherine Bahena-Benítez, Paulina "pau" Tobar, and Viviana Renteria
Location:
IATI Theater Studio
64 E. 4th St 2 Fl
New York, NY, 10003
Hashtag: #Cimientos2023
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Synopsis
Parole in Place, O Bailando Cuando No Nos Queda Otra, is an exploration of stillness that refuses to be silent or stagnant. A cubist playscape transforms into a home when two migrant housekeepers, Lupe and Paola, are forced to await the return of their boss, Mr.Christopher, who holds their financial futures awry. A never-ending evening of cleaning swells with the movement & rhythm of cumbia as the possibilities of (im)mobility grow beyond the confines of the space.
About the Playwright
Leonardo Gonzalez Dominguez is a Mexican-Indigenous Queer playwright and performer — they originate from Guanajuato, Mexico, and Greenville, South Carolina, where the former birthed them and the latter shaped them. They're currently studying Dramatic Writing at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Beyond their studies, Leonardo is Signature Theatre's 22/23 Artistic Fellow. Their most recent work, Parole in Place, received a public reading in collaboration with PEN America, New York Theatre Workshop, and National Queer Theatre for the World Voices Festival. Other works include Glory Whole, Debris of Dreams, The Lavender Cup, and In Between the Silence.
