ALVARO SAAR RIOS
Playwright. Educator. Texican.
These short plays are great for high school and university performers.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
Your Ofrenda Sucks!
(1 Latina; 1 dog puppet)
10-minute play. A Día de Muertos comedy about a woman and her dog's spirit.
SCRIPT
COMING SOON!
Like a Jet-Fueled Mariposa
Created by The Alebrije Writers Collective
(2 bad ass Latinas)
15-minute play. Two undocumented sisters build a space ship out of spare parts. One has hopes of leaving until her sister reveals the real reason for building the space ship.
Commissioned by The University of Central Florida & Orlando Family Stage
SELECT LIST OF PRODUCTIONS
Alexandria City HS. Alexandria, VA
Teatrx. Houston, TX. Premiere (2023)
TuYo Theatre. San Diego, CA. Workshop Reading.
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Alien Menudo
(1 bad ass abuelita, 1 M and 1 alien)
10-minute play. A grandmother attempts to make menudo out of the extraterrestrial she battled in her backyard. Unfortunately, she can’t find her menudo pot and her grandson is no help.
PRODUCTIONS
KMC Onstage, Germany. October 2024 (Staged Reading)
SCRIPT
It Happened on June 25th
(1 Latina, 1 M)
Short play. Comedy. An impatient food delivery driver discovers his virtual phone assistant is Latina and she’s not putting up with his sh*#.
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La Llorona’s Sidekick
(1 Latina, 4 any gender)
10-minute play. Three destructive entities and a lucha libre wrestler audition to be the sidekick of the most legendary spirit. Who will be chosen?
PRODUCTIONS
El Teatro Campesino, San Juan Bautista, CA
KMC Onstage, Germany. October 2024 (Staged Reading)
SCRIPT
Yellowfish: A True Tale About the Luckiest, Young Pirate in the World
(4 humans)
10-minute TYA play. Set sail with a very lucky pirate who searches for treasure while the captain of the ship sleeps. Will the young pirate survive this journey filled with dangerous waters, pink butterflies, big fat whales and flying mashed potatoes mixed with hot sauce?
Commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Bienvenidos a Milwaukee/Welcome to Milwaukee
Written by The Royal Mexican Players (Alvaro Saar Rios & Michelle Lopez-Rios)
(1 Latina, 1 Latino; can be played by more actors)
One-act. It’s 2007 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Donny is a college student trying to finish a class project he forgot about. OK. He didn't really forget about it. He just put it off and it's due tomorrow! On Cinco de Mayo, he ventures out into his city to gather oral histories for his assignment. While collecting stories from various Latinos in his community, Donny is reminded of his own family's story. A story that helps him realize who he really is.
60 minutes.
Commissioned by United Community Center, Milwaukee, WI
PRODUCTIONS
Carmen HS, Milwaukee, WI
United Community Center, Milwaukee, WI
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