Olvídame
“The beauty of what is found is in knowing that it had to be lost.”
Written by Margot Carmody
Directed by Michael Alvarez
Staged Reading Presentation:
Thursday, June 11, 2026 – 8:00 PM
Tickets
General Admission - $10
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Location
IATI Theater - Mainstage
64 E 4th Street
NYC, NY 10003
ADA/Wheelchair Accessible
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About
After dying in the line of duty, Emmanuel Mateus finds himself caught between worlds, given nine nights to confront the past he buried. Guided by the rhythms of Afro-Colombian bullerengue, memory and music intertwine as his daughter is drawn into a journey of revelation. Olvídame is a haunting, music-driven exploration of migration, identity, and the cost of assimilation, asking what we lose in order to survive.
Language: English
Genre: Magical Realism
Playwright
Margot Carmody | United States
Margot Carmody is a Latinx playwright and screenwriter from Queens, New York, whose work blends poetry, music, and movement to explore identity, queerness, and social justice. Her play Olvídame received the Kennedy Center Award for Hip-Hop Theater and was recognized for Distinguished Achievement in Latinx Playwriting. Her work has been developed with the Latinx Playwrights Circle, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and New Harmony Writers Residency. Margot’s work has been featured at Dixon Place’s HOT! Festival, and she has been named an LGBTQIA+ Artist to Watch by Playbill.