Name: CWP Launchpad Reading Series: "My Mother the Sun"
Start: 2026-03-31T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-31T21:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

CWP Launchpad Reading Series: "My Mother the Sun"

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A part of the March CWP Launchpad Reading Series, Paloma Monfiletto presents "My Mother the Sun".

St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church

<h3>About the Play</h3>When her mother goes missing in the desert between the US/Mexico border, Solana journeys out with a group of activists to bring her back. As her past begins to haunt her, Solana must overcome a lifetime of hurt and suspicion to undertake an extraordinary transformation in the hopes of keeping her family together. My Mother the Sun is a meditation on the way borders arrest grief, the transformative power of empathy, and the need for unconditional hospitality in the face of institutional cruelty.The runtime of this play will be 2 hours with a 10 minute intermission. <h3>About the Playwright</h3>Paloma Monfiletto (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and essayist. She is currently in residence as a FIFE Fellow with the Bechdel Project. Her play, My Mother the Sun, was commissioned as part of the Echo Theatre Young Playwrights Lab, performed in reading at Premiere Stages, and was a finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 and 2023, before winning the Parity Development Award in 2024.<h3>About the Featured Curator</h3>Parity Productions is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit theatre company founded in 2016 by international award-winning director Ludovica Villar-Hauser. Parity Productions champions the work of women, trans, gender-expansive and intersex artists in NYC theatre in effort to move the gender needle forward. In fulfilling their mission, Parity develops original plays, produces and promotes the work of playwrights, directors, and designers, and provides opportunities for underrepresented voices to work in theatre.<h3>About the CWP Launchpad Reading Series</h3>The CWP Launchpad Reading Series is a new initiative produced as part of The Center at West Park's Center for New Work Development. The series provides a platform for emerging theatre companies and early-career producers to curate a weekend of pay-what-you-can developmental readings of new work, with rehearsal and presentation space, marketing &amp; promotional support, technical &amp; administrative assistance, and a curatorial stipend provided by CWP. Through the Launchpad Reading Series, CWP uplifts artists at the start of their careers by creating accessible and inclusive presentation opportunities showcasing diverse talents, and provides the next generation of arts leaders with the support to put their ideas and communities on the stage. Learn more at <a href="http://centeratwestpark.org/launchpad-reading-series" title="http://centeratwestpark.org/launchpad-reading-series" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">centeratwestpark.org/launchpad-reading-series</a>There are no economic barriers at CWP. Please email CWP Resident Producer Madelyn Paquette at madelyn@centeratwestpark.org or call 212-997-4490 if you require tickets at a different price point.

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