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Quick Look: "Tempt Me" by Andrew Rincón
In this queer re-imagining of the Garden of Eden, Eve finds herself confiding in Animal, a free spirited dancing anthropomorphic Spanish speaker, about her disenchantment with Adam. It turns out she's not the first to feel that way. The appearance of Lilith into the garden turns the entire tale upside down as unexpected friendships are formed and complex relationships unveiled. Like Lilith, the devil Lucifer - call him Lucy - weighed down with daddy issues is trying to find

Meg Pierce
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Quick Look: "NOVIOS" by Arturo Luíz Soria
Presented as a reading at La Jolla Playhouse's Latinx New Play Festival, Novios explores the culture and relationships behind the scenes of a failing restaurant. Luiz is on the bottom of the social hierarchy where he washes dishes in Chef Gallo's kitchen surrounded by cooks and food runners cracking jokes with a biting machismo. When an openly flamboyant new dishwasher joins the staff, Luiz's secrets and everyone else's come to light as they fight to keep their failing restau

Meg Pierce
Dec 10, 20252 min read


Quick Look: "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing follows the story of two half-sisters and their descendants from the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the beginning of British colonialism and the slave trade to modern day. In Ghana, the protagonists hover on the edges of a family involved in the slave trade, while across the Atlantic their family members experience slavery and discrimination in a myriad of forms. Spanning a large breadth of human experiences, the characters retain a strong sense of themselves while facing

Meg Pierce
Sep 17, 20252 min read
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