BARN SERIES: And Now I Wake

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And Now I Wake

By Gary Perez 
Directed by Eddie Torres

Rafael has been out of prison for four months when he finally convinces his daughter, Marisol, an Assistant District Attorney who prosecutes men exactly like her father, to see him. She agrees to one meeting. Just one. Over the course of ten months, their fragile reunion becomes a relentless reckoning between a man who has never stopped calculating and the daughter who has inherited his ability to see through people. As Rafael tries to prove he’s changed, a figure from his past resurfaces, threatening everything he’s trying to rebuild. Their fragile reconciliation turns into a high-stakes negotiation: how much truth can love survive? How much can you hide before there’s nothing real left between you? A play about inheritance - what we pass down, what we can’t escape, and the moment we finally stop pretending.

Welcome to LAByrinth’s 26^th annual Barn Series! The renowned free reading series is a festival of new plays, and a critical and exciting step in LAB’s development of new work. Many of LAByrinth’s world premieres have come from the Barn, giving audiences a sneak peek into the artistic process, and a chance to see plays before they’re the next hot ticket.  

This reading series will be performed in-person.