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Laughs in Spanish

  • Alexis Scheer
  • Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 1M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573710599

This fast-paced, cafecíto-induced comedy -- set at Art Basel, the annual high-stakes art fair in Miami -- is a hilarious look at art and success... and mothers and daughters.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Strong Language, Smoking

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
It's Art Basel, and the stakes are high for the gallery that Mariana runs in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. And when Mariana's movie-star mother tries to help out, things get even more complicado.

Laughs in Spanish is a fast-paced, cafecíto-induced comedy about art and success -- and mothers and daughters. 
REVIEWS:

"A poignant and playful exploration of family, identity and comedy."

 Boulder Weekly

"A great show... I can see the play itself becoming a new American Classic."

 BroadwayWorld

"Laughs in Spanish is, at its heart, a mother-daughter comedy with a healthy dash of Latin spice."

 OnStage

"Delightful... The tonal shifts, the tensions, the comedy’s deft beats and sweetest laughs are in the service of the familial and the intercultural."

 Denver Post

"A contemporary comedy about mothers and daughters, being an artist, and how to define success on your own terms."

 TheaterMania

Premiere Production: Laughs in Spanish premiered the Denver Center's Singleton Theatre on January 27, 2023. Directed by Lisa Portes, the production featured Danielle Alonzo, Maggie Bofill, Olivia Herbert, Stephanie Machado and Luis Vega.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Latino Actor(s)

  • MARIANA – Female, late 20s. Half Colombian/Half Jewish. Born in Miami. Director of Studio Six, an art gallery.
    CAROLINA – Female, late 20s. Cuban-American. Born in Miami. A painter and intern at Studio Six.
    JUAN – Male, late 20s. Colombian. Born in Medellín. Miami-Dade police officer. Caro’s boyfriend.
    ESTELLA – Female, mid 50s. Colombian. Born in Medellín. A movie star and Mari’s mom.
    JENNY – Female, mid 20s. Caucasian-American. Born in Westchester. Estella’s assistant. A screenwriter.

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    It's Art Basel, and the stakes are high for the gallery that Mariana runs in the Wynwood Arts District in Miami. And when Mariana's movie-star mother tries to help out, things get even more complicado.

    Laughs in Spanish is a fast-paced, cafecíto-induced comedy about art and success -- and mothers and daughters. 

    		$24.95

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