Synopsis
En Las Sombras is the mythical tale of Xenia and Luz, two children traveling with their mother to God’s Gate, beyond which is the promise of safety and a life free from hunger and suffering. When Xenia and Luz are separated from their mother, it becomes clear that the gods may not be quite so ready to share the riches that lie beyond. This myth asks us to consider why we’ve allowed our gods to become so powerful and what we can do to stop them.
About the Playwright
Jordan Ramirez Puckett is a Latine writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Jordan’s plays include En Las Sombras, To Saints and Stars, A Driving Beat, Las Pajaritas, Restore, and Inevitable. These works have been produced and/or developed by Abingdon Theatre Company (New York, NY), Creede Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre (Chicago, IL), Harold Clurman Laboratory Theatre Company (New York, NY), Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Playwrights Foundation (San Francisco, CA), Playwrights Realm (New York, NY), San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, among others. Jordan is currently attending the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard.
Reading at The Maker’s Studio at Chelsea Market, August ‘23. Pictured: Emily Mesa as XENIA, Mele Sabú as LUZ, Jessica Angleskhan as MARI, Michelle Serje as VULTURE, and Andrew KoGolenok as Jaguar.
AUGUST 2023 CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM
CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Kathleen Capdesuñer (she/they)
Stage Manager: Schuyler Seitz (she/her)
Parity Productions Dramaturgy Team: Jaye Hunt (they/them), Jennifer Kranz (she/her), Ludovica Villar-Hauser (she/her)
Photography: Bailey Macejak
CAST
Jessica Angleskhan (she/her) – MARI
Andrew KoGolenok (he/him) – JAGUAR
Emily Mesa (she/her) – XENIA
Mele Sabú (they/them) – LUZ
Michelle Serje (she/her) – VULTURE/JUDGE