Mother of Exiles

SYNOPSIS

In 1898 California, a pregnant Eddie Loi faces deportation. In 1998 Miami, her grandson Braulio accidentally summons her spirit while patrolling the border. In 2063 somewhere on the ocean, their descendants try to survive the climate crisis. An epic multigenerational tale of sacrifice, love and survival that spans 150 years in 90 minutes.

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY

Reading, Alliance/Kendeda Week (May 2021)
Reading, Two River Theater (April 2021)
Reading, Annual Showcase of new plays National New Play Network (November 2020)
Festival, PlayLabs The Playwrights Center (October 2020)
Reading, The New Group (July 2020) as a part of their Facing the Rising Tide festival
Workshop, New York Stage and Film’s fall season (November 2019)
Workshop, The Old Globe (October 2019)
Workshop, Chance Theater
Development, Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival

Awards

• 2020 Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award

• 2020 Rosa Parks Playwriting award

• Finalist for the 2020 Kendeda Prize