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Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown

Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown

By Guillermo Reyes.

Product Code: MB5000

  • Full-length Play
  • Comedy
  • Cast size: 1m. (May be performed by as many as 7 actors.)

    Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

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Min. Royalty Rate: $85/perf

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Synopsis

This series of comedic monologues, which the New York Times called "Glorious," chronicles the lives of various Latino immigrants dealing with transcultural shock of race and gender identity known as the "Hispanic breakdown." The play is bracketed by the misadventures of the naive Frederico or "The Gay Little Immigrant That Could" who arrives in Los Angeles during the first day of the 1992 riots and believes he's witnessing the filming of another Lethal Weapon sequel. Other characters include Vinnie, a kept boy being asked to leave the home of his wealthy sugar daddy because he's turned 30; Edward, a Latino actor passing for Anglo who gets a Latino part and has to deal with his real identity; the Demon Roommate, a lonely young man with an apartment a little too close to the airport; Paco, a Cuban restauranteur who was imprisoned by the Communists in Cuba for being gay and has now been exiled by his right-wing Miami family for the same reason; the Teacher, a stuffy, sexually repressed English-language instructor who abuses his Latino students when they can't learn properly the "language of Princess Di"; and La Gitana, a drag Flamenco dancer struggling with AIDS as he stages his final performance. The play ends with Federico's final misadventure as he tells of his newly found romance, a better job and his acquisition of citizenship in a grand, positive finale. "Some of the characters seem to be hanging onto their American existence by a thread, but make no mistake, these are tough, tenacious men."

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Details

  • Status

    In stock

  • Type of Show Full-length Play
  • Product Code MB5000
  • Cast Size 1
  • Min. Royalty Rate $85/perf
  • Cost $9.95
  • Approx. Run Time 55 min

Categories

  • Target Audience High School | College and Adult
  • Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Touring Group
  • Genre Comedy
  • ISBN(13) 9780871298997
* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.

Production Map

Location City State Opens Closes
Western Oregon University Monmouth Oregon 5/10/2024 5/11/2024