Ama. Egg. Oyá.
“I hack off my mother's remaining arm.”
Written by Lori Felipe-Barkin
Directed by Eric Parness
Staged Reading Presentation:
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 – 7:00 PM
Language: Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Tickets:
General admission, one reading - $10
Two readings pass - $15
Cimientos full season pass (10 readings) - $50
Available at the door and online >>
Location:
IATI Theater Studio
64 E. 4th St 2 Fl
New York, NY, 10003
Hashtag: #Cimientos2024
Synopsis
This is the story of Ama, a Cuban-American woman from Hialeah, Florida hellbent on having a child despite many miscarriages and bad luck. It's no wonder she feels an affinity towards Oyá, a barren African Orisha. Blending Santería, African fables, and Regguetón, this bilingual play examines motherhood and with it, maternal ambivalence, infertility, and class.
Playwright
Lori Felipe-Barkin
A playwright, performer and voice over artist based out of New York and Miami. Using humor, fantastical elements, and different languages, Felipe-Barkin explores anxieties surrounding themes such as climate change, love, and class. Her play, Flor Underwater, was selected for the 2020 Play Penn New Play Conference, received an Honorable Mention for the 2021 Terrence McNally Award, and was a runner-up in the 2023 Risk Theater Competition. She is currently an MFA playwriting student at Brooklyn College.
Staged Reading Artistic Team
Eric Parness, Director
Proud to return for his tenth Cimientos reading! He directed IATI's Three on a Match and The Treatment. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Westfield State University and Artistic Director of Resonance Ensemble, directing plays inspired by Sophocles, Shakespeare, and others. NYC credits include Going Once! Laughing Twice!!, Crazy for the Dog, Embraceable Me, Measure for Measure, North to Maine, Proud, Kryptonite City, and Blood Wedding. He holds a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA from Brooklyn College, and is a member of Lincoln Center Theatre’s Directors Lab.
Cast
