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Mala Hierba

  • Tanya Saracho
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
  • 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573705588

"Mala Hierba is never less than absorbing. The dialogue zings at full speed, and the characters have an electric energy."

New York Post

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Liliana has a sparkle few can deny, and no one can resist. The trophy wife of a border magnate living in Texas, she's seemingly impeccable. But beneath that polished exterior lies a fierce determination to survive at any cost. When Liliana's true desires break through the surface, she'll have to decide between the value of obligation versus the price of freedom.
REVIEWS:

"Smartly entertaining [...] a funny and frightening play."

 Variety

"[A] compelling character study, which pits human yearnings against the power of culturally predetermined obligations."

TheatreMania

"Mala Hierba is never less than absorbing. The dialogue zings at full speed, and the characters have an electric energy."

 New York Post

"Saracho writes swaggering, punchy dialogue [...] This one grows big and flowers."

 Time Out New York

Premiere Production: Mala Hierba premiered at the Second Stage Uptown in New York City in July 2014, under the direction of Jerry Ruiz.

Characters

  • Casting: 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, All Female

  • LILIANA - 28-ish years old. Wife of a border magnate. Sports the prerequisite dyed blond hair that a proper upper class, border wife sports. She was born in Mexico to a proper family and she's always decked out. Always dressed to the nines. Even when playing tennis, she's impeccable. And underneath all that bling and pomp is her youth. It's in there somewhere. All her life she's been an object of desire because she's got that thing that only a few people have -- that sparkle. The kind of charm that can't be taught.

  • MARITZA - Same age as Liliana more or less. Mari is a visual artist based in Chicago, with South Texas roots. Some might call her a "boi" or a "stud" and she wouldn't mind. She has a few tattoos she loves, some she regrets. She's done the dread thing, but now is sporting something more hip. More gender neutral. Black used to be her favorite color but now she's not minding rocking the retro gear she grew up with. She's an artist and is well respected in her community, some might call her well-known. She loves fiercely and is fiercely loyal. This is the friend you want for life.

  • YUYA - Older than Liliana by at least 12 or 15 years, but perhaps older. Yuya raised Liliana and her siblings and had served that household until she imported herself to Liliana's new household after she married. She's usually smarter than anyone is the room, and she always knows what the heck's going on. She knows her place but hides her resentment well. It is what it is.

  • FABIOLA - The 25-year-old only daughter of Alberto Cantu, Liliana's husband. Fabi lives in Houston. Has always had everything. If you asked her, she'd consider herself liberal and progressive but it all depends on your definition. She's been working on her degree for seven years, going on eight now and she's so over it. It's a requirement really. To get a big chunk of change from her Dad. Hey, they made a deal.

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    Liliana has a sparkle few can deny, and no one can resist. The trophy wife of a border magnate living in Texas, she's seemingly impeccable. But beneath that polished exterior lies a fierce determination to survive at any cost. When Liliana's true desires break through the surface, she'll have to decide between the value of obligation versus the price of freedom.

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