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In Act One, Mama, an elegant older woman from Cuba, arrives at the Miami home of her daughter, Marita, with her former maid, Zoila, in tow as well as a host of misgivings about living in exile in the United States. As the mother and daughter circle each other warily, the clash of cultures, generations and character create one confrontation after another. But there's little doubt that Mama is beginning to assimilate, even attempting to work the new system as an Avon lady. Act Two opens in a funeral parlor, with three elderly Cuban American ladies sitting watch over a corpse which is gradually revealed to be Mama. It is ten years later and, in one of the funniest funeral scenes ever written, a great deal is revealed about survival and the amazing, and often comical, resilience of the human spirit.

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The Cruz family is volatile even in the best of times. On this particular day, Nelson, the youngest son, enters the house in a panic to hide the more obvious religious relics from the sight of his "gringo" girlfriend, who is visiting for the weekend. Nelson's mother, Dahlia, is obsessed with retrieving her husband from his new girlfriend; and Eddie, her elder son, shows up in a van with his failed life and pregnant girlfriend. But the "real" pandemonium is caused by sweet, long-suffering Dolores, Dahlia's old-maid sister, when she sees the face of the Holy Virgin in a tortilla. This miracle brings hordes of believers and reporters to camp out on the Cruz's lawn to await further miracles. As the family struggles with beliefs and conflicts, old and new, the endurance of family love is revealed to be the real miracle.

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Jersey City Theater Center

Dramatists Play Service, Inc, NY (2008)

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Based on the real life story of the two voyages of the HMS Beagle to Tierra del Fuego in the 1830s, the play is described as "the story of South American Indians plucked from their home and transported to Victorian England to be 'Christianized.' The growing attachment of one of the Indians, Jemmy Button, to his surrogate father, Captain Fitzroy, leads to inevitable heartbreak when Fitzroy returns the Indians to their home
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Hilda, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, finds work cleaning for retired history teacher, Edna, a serious person with a big heart. Hilda misses her children and works hard to earn enough money to send them things: high profile shoes, electronics, etc.—all essentials in the ever-popular world of status. How will her neighbors know she is good to her children if they don't receive these things? Hilda seeks escape in her fantasies of one day meeting royalty, and even perhaps serving tea to Queen Elizabeth. Hilda diligently reads HOLA! magazine to keep up with the goings on with royal families around the world. Her fantasies escalate, until Rene, Edna's gardener who has fallen in love with Hilda, puts her in touch with Luz, a medium (in love with Rene) who can help Hilda meet her royals. With Luz's help, Hilda calls upon Marie Antoinette and her lover, Axel Fersen, who appear and take over the lives of Hilda, Edna and Rene. The problems that arise with royalty in the house add to the confusion and the hilarity as Hilda must make a decision about what to do with her life. She must decide whether to stay in the U.S. and marry Rene or else be deported, since Luz, hoping to win Rene back, has reported Hilda, Antoinette and Axel to the immigration authorities, or to go back home on her own after receiving word that her children are acting like "adults" —the kind she does not want them to imitate. In the end, Hilda's experience with royalty, fantasy and love help her decide to go back home on her own to be loved by those for whom she wanted so much. After living with Hilda, Edna makes new strides to enjoy her life, and Rene finds he is re-attracted to Luz, who is ready and waiting.