"MI ABUELA, QUEEN OF NIGHTMARES" BY CHRISTINE STODDARD

"MI ABUELA, QUEEN OF NIGHTMARES" follows Maya, a young Salvadoran-American woman, who navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona. Her story explores mother-daughter relationships, mixed race identity, being the first-generation child of an immigrant, growing up without a father, and fantasy as a coping mechanism, while featuring movement and dance. And there are owls, jaguars, and cacti—oh, my!

This performance would excerpt Act I of this two-act play, which premiered at the Gene Frankel Theatre in June 2022 and is currently seeking a new home for full production.

CHRISTINE STODDARD is a Salvadoran-American  writer, actor, director, and artist creating books, films, plays, paintings, etc. She wrote/directed the play Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares and the film Sirena's Gallery, and authored the books Heaven is a Photograph, Desert Fox by the Sea, and Water for the Cactus Woman, among others. She regularly produces, writes, directs, and performs in shows at the Broadway Comedy Club and the Greenwich Village Comedy Club, including the funny poetry series Poet Voice Sucks. As an undergrad, she created Quail Bell Magazine and founded Quail Bell Press & Productions, which she runs today.