BEAUTIFUL FIG

Lena, 50,  attempting to manage herself and the three people in her life: her mother, Ma, 78; her best friend, Carmen, 47; and an adolescent client, Dyyana, 15.  She is forced her to confront  the buried demons of her own past and her grief:  she is a ‘childless mother’.  The play explores the  love between mothers and daughters, between best friends. It is about choice, about abortion, about death, about change. 

Cast: 
Lena: 50, Italian American - Guidance Counselor Ma: 78, Italian American - Lena’s mother Carmen: 43, Puerto Rican - Lena’s best friend Dyyana: 15, Caucasian - Lena’s client
Authors: 
Charlotte Ortiz Colavin