LILIA
By Monet Hurst-Mendoza, 2025 Parity Development Award Winner
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SYNOPSIS: In a small Yucatecan town, circa 1960s Mexico, 14-year-old religiously devout Lilia is forced to turn to prostitution as a means of making a living. When young Lilia develops an unconventional friendship with a compassionate new priest in town, everyone's faith is tested. Caught between the secrets and lies that force us to question the morality of human nature, "Lilia" presents a passionate allegory about choosing between duty and desire. Internal Development Retreat (Closed to the public) Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Friday, March 6, 2026 Sunday, March 8, 2026 Held at New Perspectives Theatre Company, NYC |
About the Playwright:
Monet Hurst-Mendoza is an NYC-based playwright and TV writer originally from Los Angeles. In 2025, she received the Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting and a NYSCA grant for her play cycle about working-class women in Yucatán. Monet was a writer/producer for "Law & Order: SVU" and is a member of The Kilroys, Dramatist Guild, and WGAE.
Monet Hurst-Mendoza is an NYC-based playwright and TV writer originally from Los Angeles. In 2025, she received the Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting and a NYSCA grant for her play cycle about working-class women in Yucatán. Monet was a writer/producer for "Law & Order: SVU" and is a member of The Kilroys, Dramatist Guild, and WGAE.
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MY MOTHER THE SUN
By Paloma Monfiletto, 2024 Parity Development Award Winner
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Synopsis When her moth her goes missing in the desert between the US/Mexico border, Solana journeys out with a group of activists to bring her back. As her past begins to haunt her, Solana must overcome a lifetime of hurt and suspicion to undertake an extraordinary transformation in the hopes of keeping her family together. My Mother the Sun is a meditation on the way borders arrest grief, the transformative power of empathy, and the need for unconditional hospitality in the face of institutional cruelty. Development History: Internal Development Retreats: Sunday, February 15, 2026 Monday, May 12, 2025 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
Public Reading:
Friday September 26th, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Saturday September 27th, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Andy's Rehearsal Studio
353 West 48th Street 3rd Floor (between 8th and 9th Avenue, closer to 9th) New York, NY, 10036
Photos Below by Max Raymond
Friday September 26th, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Saturday September 27th, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Andy's Rehearsal Studio
353 West 48th Street 3rd Floor (between 8th and 9th Avenue, closer to 9th) New York, NY, 10036
Photos Below by Max Raymond
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