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Lydia

  • Octavio Solis
  • Full Length Play, Drama, 1970s
  • 4M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780573698163

"An astonishing, expertly crafted tragedy that seduces and tempts you with its pulsing rhythms and evocative language until it has you fully under its spell."

Denver Post

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: 1970s
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Nudity/Partial Nudity

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! 2008 Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Production
    Winner! 2008 Henry Award for Outstanding New Play
    Nominee! 2010 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Los Angeles Theater
Set in the 1970s on the Texas border separating the United States and Mexico, Lydia is an intense, lyrical, and magical new play.

The Flores family welcomes Lydia, an undocumented maid, into their El Paso home to care for their daughter Ceci, who was tragically disabled in a car accident on the eve of her quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday. Lydia's immediate and seemingly miraculous bond with the girl sets the entire family on a mysterious and shocking journey of discovery. 

Lydia is an unflinching and deeply emotional portrait of a Mexican immigrant family caught in a web of dark secrets.
REVIEWS:

"An astonishing, expertly crafted tragedy that seduces and tempts you with its pulsing rhythms and evocative language until it has you fully under its spell."

Denver Post

"Fresh, penetrating, often blissful."

The New York Times

"[Octavio Solis] demands attention with his jazzy mix of Spanglish, poetry, pop lyrics, magical realism and emotional insight."

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Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F

  • CECI - the sister, 17
    MISHA - the younger brother, 16
    RENE - the older brother, 19
    ROSA - the mother
    CLAUDIO - the father
    ALVARO - the cousin, 22
    LYDIA - the maid

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    Set in the 1970s on the Texas border separating the United States and Mexico, Lydia is an intense, lyrical, and magical new play. The Flores family welcomes Lydia, an undocumented maid, into their El Paso home to care for their daughter Ceci, who was tragically disabled in a car accident on the eve of her quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday. Lydia's immediate and seemingly miraculous bond with the girl sets the entire family on a mysterious and shocking journey of discovery. Lydia is an unflinching and deeply emotional portrait of a Mexican immigrant family caught in a web of dark secrets. Contains strong language and nudity.

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