On a stormy night in Bellarica, Mexico, two baby girls are born — one into a life of privilege and one into a life of poverty. When the newborns are swapped by a former beauty queen with an insatiable lust for power, the stage is set for two outrageous misfortunes to grow into one remarkable destiny.
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2015, Arena Stage, Washington, DC
2023
Oberon Books
9781350371934
Included in "Karen Zacarías: Plays One"
Included in "Karen Zacarías: Plays One"
Realistic
Group of young, ambitious, editorial assistans in a NY Magazine office jockying for position and hoping to make it big as writers find their work derailed by a female co-worker who goes on a shooting rampage. Also deals with the aftermath on people. An indictment of the corporate culture and anything-to-get-ahead society. Lots of satirical, biting comedy
Realistic
Every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended on the mouldering family plantation after the death of the patriarch. Of course, chaos ensues as family skeletons are revealed. Clever dialogue, primarily unlikeable yet charismatic characters. The African-American playwright has written a play for white actors, that draws on a very familiar American type of play (think: August: Osage County, The Little Foxes; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and uses it to skewer America's racism past and present.
