September Shoes: A PlayDramatic Publishing, 2006 - 75 pages "Cast: 2m., 3w. (with doubling.) September Shoes is a visually evocative, lyrical play about four people in search of redemption. On a visit to their childhood home in the desert town of Dolores, Gail and Alberto, a middle-aged couple, struggle to come to terms with the past, including Gail's relationship with her Aunt Lily and the accidental death of Alberto's sister, Ana, 30 years before. Two local residents, Huilo, a cemetery groundsman, and Cuki, a hotel maid, deal with their own losses in unusual ways. Slowly, each of their heart-wrenching tales comes to light until, with gorgeous simplicity, all four realize that they are inextricably bound together. Approximate running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Area staging."--Publisher's website. |
Common terms and phrases
Ah huh ain't air horn ALBERTO and GAIL ALBERTO crosses ALBERTO enters ANA steps Ándale aspirin Aunt Lily Beat believe Beto big brother big red chair boot Brother Errol carved cemetery China Poblana Chinese Chinese Mexican CUKI enters CUKI exits CUKI picks Desaparecido desert Dolores Dragón Azul Restaurant drink Elvis everything family's shoes feet forget GAIL enters GAIL exits GAIL looks GAIL offstage going gonna gotta grave hair heaven Hello highway road hole horn is heard Housekeeping HUILO exits HUILO looks Latino Licha Lights fade Lily Chu live Lord Luz Marina ma'am Mexican American nails Negra never night Okay pharaohs promise remember Scene Señora September Shoes sister sleep smile sorry soul speak Spanish spits stage manager Starlite Motel station wagon stop talking tell There's things Tonto wall of shoes wearing weeds What's who's Yeah Zuniga