Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Oct 17 – Nov 9
by Alexis Scheer
Director TBA
A gang of teenage girls gather in an abandoned treehouse to summon the ghost of Pablo Escobar. Are they messing with the actual spirit of the infamous cartel kingpin? Or are they really just messing with each other? A roller coaster ride through the danger and damage of girlhood – the teenage wasteland – has never been so much twisted fun. A thriller about four high school girls whose seemingly harmless fun turns into something threatening when the limits of imagination are tested.
Running time: 90 mins
Cast
Reilly Milton – Pipe
Kat Motley – Zoom
Lexus Fletcher – Squeeze
Lauren DePass – Kit
Kannitha Hun – Understudy/Pipe
Leila Paine – Understudy/Zoom
featuring Danny Banales
Playwright
Alexis Scheer
Alexis Scheer’s breakout play was the Off Broadway hit OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD (NYT Critics Pick, John Gassner Award; LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work; Kilroy’s List), and she recently made her Broadway debut adapting the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s BAD CINDERELLA. Her new play BREAKING THE STORY will premiere Off Broadway at Second Stage this spring directed by Jo Bonney. Other plays include LAUGHS IN SPANISH (Kennedy Center’s Harold & Mimi Steinberg Award) and CHRISTINA (Roe Green Award; O’Neill Finalist). Her plays have been produced by Second Stage, WP Theater, Center Theatre Group, Denver Center, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, and more. Alexis is currently under commission by Manhattan Theatre Club, Miami New Drama, and Seaview. Television/Film: “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” (HBO Max), and projects developed for HBO Max/Salma Hayek’s Ventanarosa and Sony/Netflix.
Director
Serena Elize Flores
Originally from Chicago and currently living in Los Angeles, Serena Elize is honored to return to Sonoma county and perform on her beloved Bay Area stages. Favorite roles include Cynthia (Sweat), The Acid Queen (The Who's Tommy), Church Lady (Between Riverside and Crazy), Morticia (The Addams Family), Marianne Angelle (The Revolutionists), Rita (The Naked Truth - US premiere), Yaz (Water by the Spoonful), Columbia (The Rocky Horror Show), Jenny Diver (The Threepenny Opera), Rosie (Bye Bye Birdie), Mathilde (The Clean House), The Witch (Big Fish), Anita (West Side Story), Lucy (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), Ronnette (Little Shop of Horrors), Nickie (Sweet Charity), and Francine/Lena (Clybourne Park - TBA Best Actress nom/Best Ensemble win). One love!
Production Team
Director/Artistic Director - Serena Elize Flores
Stage Manager -TBA
Set Designer - Argo Thompson
Lighting Designer -TBA
Costumes/Sound/Props - Serena Elize Flores
“Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
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