HOUSES WITHOUT WALLS
manigua productions · Ages 14+ · world premiere · United States of America
Interview with KXLU 88.9 "Alma del Barrio"
Listen to the playwright's live radio interview with DJ Jose Cristobal from KXLU 88.9 Alma del Barrio, LMU's Latin sound since 1973. The interview took place on Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.
https://soundcloud.com/susannah-rodriguez-drissi/houses-without-walls-interview-with-susannah-rodriguez-drissi-kxlu-889-radio-alma-del-barrio/s-hkMCO
https://soundcloud.com/susannah-rodriguez-drissi/houses-without-walls-interview-with-alma-del-barrio-kxlu-889-radio-part-2/s-RORJL
Article from Broadway World
https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Award-winning-Cuban-born-Writer-Susannah-Rodriguez-Drissi-Premieres-HOUSES-WITHOUT-WALLS-20180501
Read an excerpt here:
"Manigua Productions is proud to present Houses Without Walls, written and directed by Susannah Rodriguez Drissi. Houses Without Walls portrays two generations of women coping with motherhood and madness in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Candela and Gloria's stories are almost impossible to tell apart.
Each day, without reprieve, they speak to themselves and to each other across a wall. One day, however, the wall no longer holds, and Candela and Gloria come face to face.
Premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 3rd at Stephanie Feury Theatre Studio, 5636 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
Torn between historical and personal traumas, love, fear, and resentment for their daughters, Candela and Gloria simply can't forget-if anything, they remember too much. Likewise, their daughte
Feature Article from Daily Bruin
https://dailybruin.com/2018/05/30/alumnas-play-explores-political-turmoil-mother-daughter-relationships/
"A barrier between two neighbors will be torn down in 'Houses Without Walls.'
Susannah Rodríguez Drissi, an alumna and lecturer in UCLA's Writing Program, wrote, directed and produced the play set during the tumultuous years of the Mariel boatlift in Cuba. The show will premiere Sunday at Hollywood Fringe, an annual performing arts festival.
In the context of the Cuban Revolution, Rodríguez Drissi said the one-act play focuses on the trials of motherhood and womanhood in an effort to leave the audience with a better understanding of the complex ways in which political turmoil impacts women.
"It's this conversation that takes place over the wall in much the same way as we would have a conversation with ourselves where you reveal things that you wouldn't share with others, the fears, and those dark moments in your life that you don't dare speak abo
HOUSES WITHOUT WALLS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Award-winning Cuban-born poet, playwright, Susannah Rodriguez Drissi, premieres HOUSES WITHOUT WALLS
Susannah Rodriguez Drissi
Hollywood, CA, April 21, 2018, Manigua Productions is proud to present Houses Without Walls, written and directed by Susannah Rodriguez Drissi. Houses Without Walls portrays two generations of women coping with motherhood and madness in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Candela and Gloria's stories are almost impossible to tell apart. Each day, without reprieve, they speak to themselves and to each other across a wall. One day, however, the wall no longer holds, and Candela and Gloria come face to face. Premiers at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 3rd at Stephanie Feury Theatre Studio, 5636 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
Torn between historical and personal traumas, love, fear, and resentment for their daughters, Candela and Gloria simply can't forget—if