Volcano

CimientosReading2024

Jun 8

*“Lo único que quería era abrazarte.”*

Written by **Laura Angélica Rodriguez**
Directed by **Braulio Basilio**
Staged Reading Presentation:
**Saturday, June 8, 2024** – **8:00 PM**
Language: **Spanish**
Tickets:
*General admission, one reading -* **$10**
*Two reading 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

In a dystopian world where water is scarce, Ida and her elderly mother Lele live underground, locked in their dilapidated house. Begoña’s unexpected visit will not only alter her mother and grandma’s routine, but also detonate what is pushing to get out.
Volcano is an intergenerational, dystopian, and Mendocino melodrama which delves into the complex love/hate bond between a mother and her daughter—a bond crossed by a series of events, and caused by the moral mandates of an era, which are revealed throughout the play.
Could they possibly avoid the apocalypse of this bond? Begoña will find what she did not know she was looking for.

Playwright

Laura Angélica Rodriguez

Born in 1983 in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. She is an audiovisual and theater actress, playwright, and theater director. She holds a degree in Dramatic Art and is a Professor of Education Sciences at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. She is currently pursuing a Diploma in Playwriting from CC Paco Urondo-UBA/INT. Additionally, she serves as an assistant director and producer for the 19th Comedia Municipal Cristóbal Arnold. She has received grants for research, creation, and improvement from UNCUYO, FNA, and INT, respectively. She has experience as a producer and manager for plays, festivals, documentaries, and research conferences. In addition, she has designed and overseen pedagogical proposals for e-learning, video games, and educational institutions spanning from middle school to university levels, including contexts of deprivation of liberty.

Staged Reading Artistic Team

Braulio Basilio, Director

Actor, director, and writer Braulio has worked in theater and film throughout South America and the United States. In 2008, he founded a theater company where he wrote, directed, and acted in various original works. He is a member of IATI Theater and Teatro 220 and won the ATI Award for Best Actor for his work in Cambio in NYC. His directing credits include La Clase and Quien no ha Amado, for which he won a LATA Award for Best Director.