BLOOD OF MY MOTHER’S

4F, 2M - Full Length - 100 min.

Christmas Eve, 1997. A pregnant college student flees to her older sister's house, where she must choose to either abandon her baby or her American dream. But sometimes, the place you run to for safety turns out to be the most dangerous place of all.

CHARACTERS

MARINA - Early 20's, then late 30's, Filipino, she/her.

LILLIAN - Late 20's, then mid-40's, Filipino, she/her.

RICHARD - Early 30’s, then late 40’s, white, he/him.

DOMINIC - 17, Half Filipino/half white, he/him.

DEANNA - 17, Half Filipino/half white, she/her.

LOLO - Mid-60's, Filipino, he/him.

Development History

  • Semi-Finalist - Blue Ink Awards (2022)

  • Winner - Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work (2024)

  • Workshop and Public Reading - Paramount Theatre Spark Lab (upcoming 2025)

  • Workshop and Public Reading - Bramble Theatre Company (upcoming 2025)

  • Workshop and Public Reading - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s Fresh Produce Series (2022)

  • Workshop and Public Reading - Wayward Sisters Theatre Ensemble (2021)

  • Private Reading - Silk Road Rising (2022)

  • Finalist - Athena Project Read & Rant (2023)

  • Finalist - The Garden Script Development Program, The Garden (2021) 

  • Writing Intensive - Steep Theatre Class with Alex Lubischer (2021)

  • Writing Intensive - Jackalope Playwrights Lab with Calamity West (2020)