Event

One Night in the Valley

Mando Alvarado, Raul Castillo, Bernardo Cubria and Lupe de los Santos (Sentidos)
In association with Intar NewWorks Lab
Present...

One Night in the Valley
An evening of four short plays by South Texas playwrights.

The plays are...

The Biggest Asshole Ever Born
by Raul Castillo (Knives and Other Sharp Objects, Public Theater)
directed by Jaime Castaneda
featuring: Audrey Esparza, J.J. Perez, and Ricky Gamboa
After breaking up and failing to make it in the big city, a young couple is on their way back home, when their car breaks down and they end up hitching a ride with a mysterious stranger who leaves them with a life lesson.

Rear Exit
by Mando Alvarado (Post No Bills, Rattlestick Theater)
directed by Jerry Ruiz
featuring: Jorge Cordova, Vaniek Echeverria
Rear Exit is about two ex-high school friends confronting who they were and who've they've become. Boxer shorts, a gun, and a broken sausage fill in the gaps in a makeshift side of the road reunion.

Mala Hierba
by Tanya Saracho (Our Lady of the Underpass, Teatro Vista/Goodman Theater, The House on Mango Street, Steppenwolf)
directed by Mariana Carreno-King
featuring: Emma Ramos
During a late Texas evening, a trophy wife considers shedding the shackles that bind her by planning her escape to Chicago with her lover. And in one quick moment, the strength of these two women's life-long relationship is determined.

Dante & Lino
by Jerry Ruiz (Under the Skin, spork*)
directed by Daniel Jacquez
featuring: Bernardo Cubria, Juan Villa
Two brothers fight for one woman.