A Cuban mother and her estranged son reunite in Hialeah, where years of silence – and an irrevocable plan neither of them is prepared to confront – give way to a reckoning neither of them can avoid.
What begins as an ordinary visit soon becomes an excavation of family history, unspoken grief, and the quiet compromises that have shaped both of their lives.
As old resentments resurface alongside unexpected moments of humor, tenderness, and violence, mother and son are forced to confront the stories they’ve told themselves about love, sacrifice, and the weathered bonds that tie them together.
MIJO, MADRE is an intimate play about what children inherit from their parents – and what they must forgive in themselves before they can imagine another future.
DETAILS
Running Time: Approximately 90 Minutes.
Cast: 1M, 1F.
Setting: A modest apartment in Hialeah, Florida, inherited across generations.
Genre: Dramedy
DEVELOPMENT / RECOGNITION
Semifinalist – O’Neill National Playwrights Conference
Incubated in association with IAMA Emerging Playwrights Lab
THEMES
Family
Belonging
Forgiveness
Memory
Queer Identity
Immigration
Faith
Grief
STATUS
Available for production and development.
AVAILABLE MATERIALS
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