BLOOD OF MY MOTHER’S
4F, 2M - Full Length - 120 min.
On Christmas Eve 1997, pregnant Marina fled to her older sister's Lillian’s house in the middle of the night with the biggest problem she ever faced: an unwanted pregnancy. After giving birth, Marina abandons the baby Egg in her sister's care, much to the concern of Lillian's husband, Richard. Now sixteen years later, Egg has gone missing and no one seems to care but her sister/cousin Deanna. The search for the truth turns this Filipino-American family's world upside as they are forced to face their inner demons. Because sometimes, the place you run to for safety turns out to be the most dangerous place of all.
CHARACTERS
MARINA - Early 20's, then late 30's, Asian American, she/her.
LILLIAN - Late 20's, then mid-40's, Asian American, she/her.
RICHARD - Early 30’s, then late 40’s, White American, he/him.
DOMINIC - 17, Hapa American, he/him.
DEANNA - 17, Hapa American, she/her.
LOLO - Mid-60's, Asian American, he/him.
Development History
Semi-Finalist - Blue Ink Awards (2022)
Finalist - Athena Project Read & Rant (2023)
Finalist - The Garden Script Development Program, The Garden (2021)
Performance (Excerpt) - Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work (2024)
Public Reading - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble’s Fresh Produce Series (2022)
Private Reading - Silk Road Rising (2022)
Workshop - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (2022)
Workshop - Wayward Sisters Theatre Ensemble (2021)
Writing Intensive - Steep Theatre Class with Alex Lubischer (2021)
Writing Intensive - Jackalope Playwrights Lab with Calamity West (2020)