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Moises: A Modern-Day Tragedy
by Liz Coronado Castillo

Appearances are important and by all appearances, Moises lives the perfect life; a young border patrol officer with the perfect house, perfect lawn, great friends, and Esperanza, his loving wife. However, not all is as it seems. Moises is silently fighting against what he fears is happening to him. The play faces the hard-hitting issues surrounding culture, and the stigma of mental illness amongst Latinos.

CAST of CHARACTERS

MOISES LUJAN: Border Patrol Agent. Age 27. Latino. Married to Esperanza. Moises suffers from anxiety frequently so a character trait is constant shaking of his right leg and frequent repetitive patterns with his fingers. These are very subtle to others.

ESPERANZA LUJAN: Latina. 26. Married to Moises.

LUCAS LUJAN: Latino. 25. Tattoo and visual artist. Brother of Moises.


JAMES DAVIS: Anglo. Border Patrol Agent.

STEVEN RAMIREZ: Latino: Border Patrol Agent.

JUANA: Latina. Much older. Spiritual Healer.


Length: Full-Length

Production Specifications
Time and Place: The play takes place in a border town and in the desert. The time is the present.