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Luchadora! Drama by Alvaro Saar Rios “The most exciting father-daughter saga this side of the Pecos.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Dramatic Publishing Company “Inspiring and relevant to young people.” —HowlRound “An absolute gem. … A beautiful story with an upbeat message for young people and their parents.” —GMToday.com Luchadora! Drama by Alvaro Saar Rios. Cast: 7 to 12m., 6w., extras as desired, doubling possible. Imagine the Chinese legend Hua Mulan set in the world of lucha libre—Mexican wrestling. The discovery of a worn pink wrestling mask prompts Nana Lupita, a Wisconsin grandmother, to share her tale about growing up in 1960s Texas. As her tale unfolds, Lupita’s life as a teen tomboy comes alive—bike riding with her friends Leopold and Liesl, working at her father’s flower stand and lucha libre. When a World Championship match is announced, Lupita anticipates seeing it until she discovers her ailing father is one of the wrestlers. With the help of a magical mask maker, Lupita secretly trains to take her father’s place. She soon finds it difficult keeping her secret from her friends and, most importantly, her father. “One of the most moving and important productions likely to be seen in Milwaukee.” (OnMilwaukee.com) “An engaging, lively piece that teaches while it entertains.” (Shepherd Express) Unit set, minimal staging. Approximate running time: 80 minutes. Code: LL5. Cover: First Stage, Milwaukee, featuring (l-r) David Flores, Bree Kazinski and Michelle Lopez-Rios. Photo: Paul Ruffolo. Cover design: Molly Germanotta. ISBN: 978-1-61959-077-9 Dramatic Publishing Your Source for Plays and Musicals Since 1885 311 Washington Street Woodstock, IL 60098 www.dramaticpublishing.com 800-448-7469 © Dramatic Publishing Company Luchadora! 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For performance of any songs, music and recordings mentioned in this play which are in copyright, the permission of the copyright owners must be obtained or other songs and recordings in the public domain substituted. ©MMXV by ALVARO SAAR RIOS Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved (LUCHADORA!) ISBN: 978-1-61959-077-9 © Dramatic Publishing Company IMPORTANT BILLING AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS All producers of the play must give credit to the author of the play in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the play and in all instances in which the title of the play appears for purposes of advertising, publicizing or otherwise exploiting the play and/or a production. The name of the author must also appear on a separate line, on which no other name appears, immediately following the title, and must appear in size of type not less than fifty percent (50%) the size of the title type. Biographical information on the author, if included in the playbook, may be used in all programs. In all programs this notice must appear: “Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., of Woodstock, Illinois.” © Dramatic Publishing Company Luchadora! was workshopped at Palo Alto College in San Antonio, with the following cast and crew. Liesl, Hannah ...................................................... Erika Beard Leopold ...............................................................Tyler Bigler Lupita ........................................................... Renae DeHoyos Boys ............................................Benito Lara, Zach Morgan, Justin Vera, Jesse Tellez Vanessa .......................................................... Dulce Martinez Father ........................................................ Thomas McBryde El Hijo .............................................................Mario Moreno The Mask Maker ............................................ Loray Romano Ring Announcer, Referee .....................................Jesse Tellez Nana Lupita ................................................... Alison Vasquez Director ......................................................... Alison Vasquez Stage Manager ...........................................Caley Richardson Costume Design ............................................ Alison Vasquez Lighting Design .................................................. Benito Lara Light Board Op .......................................Christian Schneider Scenic Artist ............................................... René Vasquez, Jr. Scenic and Sound Design .............................. Alison Vasquez Technical Director ............................................... Benito Lara 4 © Dramatic Publishing Company The world premiere production took place First Stage in Milwaukee, on April 10, 2015, with the following cast and crew: Father .................................................................David Flores Nana Lupita ................................................ Lucinda Johnston El Hijo .................................................................. Dan Katula The Mask Maker ...................................Michelle Lopez-Rios Wrestler/Referee .......................................Sherrick Robinson Understudies ............................. Karen Estrada, Karl Iglesias Lupita .................................... Bree Kazinski, Jamie Mercado Vanessa ....................................Lizzie Borg, Gaby Musickant Hannah .................................Lizzie Porter, Mackenzie Swart Liesl ..................................Claire Zempel, Miranda Cecsarini Leopold ...................................... Gavin Rangel, Preston Carr Boys 1-4 ..............................David Edmundson, Sam Nunez, Rowan Chheda, Nikolai Morrow, Jacob Hauswirth, Lawson Mitchell, Jackson Hake, Tyler Johnson Director .................................................................. Jeff Frank Scenic Designer .........................................Sarah Hunt-Frank Costume Designer ............................................. Alex Tecoma Lighting Designer ........................................Noele Stollmack Sound Designer ...............................................Lucas Clopton Wrestling Choreographer ................................Chris Multerer Fight Consultant ..............................................James Fletcher Boxing Coach .........................................................Tom Reed Vocal Coach ..........................................Michelle Lopez-Rios Stage Manager ..................................... Sarah Deming-Henes Assistant Stage Manager .............................Ryan Treviranus 5 © Dramatic Publishing Company Luchadora! CHARACTERS VANESSA: 16, Latina, curious and athletic. NANA LUPITA: 70, Vanessa’s grandmother. LUPITA: 16, Latina. FATHER: 40, Lupita’s father. THE MASK MAKER: 40, owner of Casa de las Mascaras. LEOPOLD: 14-16, Lupita’s friend. LIESL: 10, Leopold’s sister. EL HIJO: early to mid-20s, wrestling champion. Can also play BLUE LUCHADOR. HANNAH: 19, Leopold’s older sister. BOY #1, #2, #3: Can also play NEWSPAPER BOYS. NEWSPAPER BOY #1, #2, #3 RING ANNOUNCER: Can also play YELLOW LUCHADOR and/or GREEN LUCHADOR. YELLOW LUCHADOR GREEN LUCHADOR BLUE LUCHADOR SETTING: Santa Teresa, Texas and Milwaukee, Wisc. TIME: Now and 1968. 7 © Dramatic Publishing Company PRODUCTION NOTES This is a memory play. Scenes should be very fluid. All songs are traditional folk songs. The song with the lyrics “Flor se llamaba” is adapted from Juan Antonio Perez Bonalde’s poem “Flor” written in 1883. Words in brackets [ ] are translations and are not meant to be spoken. 8 © Dramatic Publishing Company Luchadora! ACT I The Mask (In darkness, a wrestling bell dings. Lights rise on two masked wrestlers, GREEN LUCHADOR and BLUE LUCHADOR. As GREEN LUCHADOR slams BLUE LUCHADOR to the mat, NANA LUPITA, a 70-year-old grandmother, appears, watching a TV with deep