Lydia by Octavio Solis
Directed by Brandi Yruegas Dillon

May 2012 at The Vortex

Set in the 1970s on the Texas border separating the United States and Mexico, Lydia is an intense, lyrical, and magical new play. The Flores family welcomes Lydia, an undocumented maid, into their El Paso home to care for their daughter Ceci, who was tragically disabled in a car accident on the eve of her quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday. Lydia’s immediate and seemingly miraculous bond with the girl sets the entire family on a mysterious and shocking journey of discovery. Lydia is an unflinching and deeply emotional portrait of a Mexican immigrant family caught in a web of dark secrets.

Winner 2008 Henry Award for Outstanding New Play!

“[Octavio Solis] demands attention with his jazzy mic of Spanglish, poetry, pop lyrics, magical realism and emotional insight.” – Variety

“An astonishing, expertly crafted tragedy that seduces and tempts you with its pulsing rhythms and evocative language until it has you fully under its spell.” – Denver Post