Dient’eleón
“El diente de león crece silvestre, en los terrenos baldíos y los caminos.”
Written by Jorgelina Cerritos
Directed by Gama Valle
Staged Reading Presentation:
Friday, June 12, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Tickets
General Admission - $10
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Location
IATI Theater - Mainstage
64 E 4th Street
NYC, NY 10003
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About
Valeria and Gerardo wait for the buyer of their home, convinced the sale will put an end to their financial struggles. Everything appears to be in order, until they discover something disturbing in their carefully maintained garden. What once felt stable begins to unravel. Dient’eleón asks a troubling question: what do we do when our privileges feel threatened? Caught between fear and rejection, the play explores the tensions that emerge in the face of the unfamiliar.
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
Playwright
Jorgelina Cerritos | El Salvador
Jorgelina Cerritos is a Salvadoran playwright, actor, and university professor with an extensive body of work recognized internationally. She has received major awards including the Casa de las Américas Prize, the George Woodyard Latin American Theater Prize, and the International Biennial of Women Playwrights. Her plays have been widely produced, translated, and published, and she is the author of more than 35 dramatic works. In addition to her writing, she is the founder of the theater collective Los del Quinto Piso and the dramaturgy training space Didascalia.
Artistic Team
Gama Valle, Director
Puerto Rican director, playwright, screenwriter, children’s author, and casting director based in New York. Holds an M.F.A. in Directing from The New School and a B.A. in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico. Recipient of the International Latino Book Award for Pitu le baila al mar, the Van Lier Directing Fellowship at Repertorio Español, and First Prize in Playwriting from Puerto Rico’s Institute of Culture. Works include the podcasts Promesa Promesota and Pastel Color Ripples. Since 2020, has curated IATI Theater’s PRIDE Fiesta: Queertástico.
‣ IG: @gamavalle