Performance

BFA Visual and Critical Studies and student Lucy Rosa Blanca presents Sí, es una maldición (Yes, it’s a curse), on Saturday, November 22, 7:00 – 9:30pm, at FABnyc, 70 East 4th Street.

Sí, es una maldición is an experimental coming-of-age play about two Latine queer young adults living in New York. Formerly roommates and best friends, the pair become separated from each other while under the control of two god-like magical figures. The audience’s perception of reality is blurred as the plot unravels—from the delivery of questionable jokes to intense displays of emotion in the form of dramatic crying sessions. Sí, es una maldición explores themes of chosen family, mental health issues, experiences of the Global South, and a touch of religious trauma. Written in both English y Español.

Cast includes:

Cris Garcia as Andy

Ricardo Rizo as Eva

Miriam Elhajli as Bruja

Chris Cortez as Angel

John Manuel Negron as El Profesor

Enn Roque as Pibe Loco

Nicolas Umpierrez as The Narrator

Anthony O’Donnell as Stagehand 1

Beluca Harivel as Stagehand 2

Is Perlman reading stage directions

Costume design by Jean Delkhaste

Set design by Never Federico

Lights by Lorena Ndokaj

Sound by Jonah Knapp Wilson

Writing, direction, and production by Lucy Rosa Blanca

Special thanks to Jules DaSilva, Leander Franke, Liz Roberts, John Lepore, Alice Rosenthal, Eva Ingver, Noah Gokul, Hunter Osking, Damon Beirne, and the School of Visual Arts.