Valeria Quintana is turning fifteen today. Her mother, Dolores, is throwing her the most elaborate and most expensive quineañera ever. Her estranged father, Jorge, is hiding in a broom closet waiting to dance a final waltz with his daughter. And like fairy godmothers, The Chola, The Virgen, and the Latina Lover convene at the quinceañera to help Valeria become the woman she was always meant to be. But Valeria has a secret she is afraid to tell.
Written and directed by Mariló Núñez
4 PM
Theatre Aquarius190 King William St, Hamilton
Playwright / Director
Valeria
Lola (Dolores)
Maya / Fox
Gigi / Fox
La Virgen / Fox
Jorge
Chavito
Jun 6, 2024 to Jun 6, 2024
Jun 7, 2024 to Jun 8, 2024
Jun 7, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
Jun 8, 2024 to Jun 8, 2024
Kindling is the story of Mara, a queer mother living through the end of a world. Against a backdrop of climate catastrophe and societal collapse, Mara is both fighting addiction and battling to create a new life for her and her child in the wake of the death of her partner. Inspired by Octavia Butler’s Parables novels and their motifs of rebirth through fire, Kindling asks what recovery means for a society set on watching the world burn.
Image submitted by artist, designed by Angelica Schwartz.
ASL interpreted performance.
7 PM
Writer/Performer