Empanada Loca
by Aaron Mark

Name: Empanada Loca
Brand: Aaron Mark
SKU: 9780822234760
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Empanada Loca Book Cover — Empanada Loca Cover

Highlights

Female

75 mins Present Day Role(s) for Latine Actor(s) All Women Ensemble Cast Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Now living deep under Manhattan in an abandoned subway tunnel with the Mole People, a very hungry Dolores recounts her years selling weed with her boyfriend, her return to Washington Heights after thirteen years in prison, her fortuitous reunion with an old stoner friend who lets her give massages for cash in the basement under his empanada shop, and the bloodbath that sent her fleeing underground.

Loosely inspired by the legend of Sweeney Todd, Empanada Loca is contemporary Grand Guignol horror in the style of Spalding Gray and the basis for The Horror of Dolores Roach, the hit Spotify podcast and Amazon Prime Video series.

Press Reviews

"Exuberantly macabre… A creepy urban-myth drama that doesn’t seem all that mythical. I’ll be shuddering as I enter the subway for a while yet."
— The New York Times

"Spine-tingling and stomach-churning… Mark’s dialogue is unnervingly authentic."
— Time Out New York

"Utterly transfixing… Empanada Loca is a real hair-raiser. Anyone looking for a good fright won’t want to miss it, but beware: This show is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach."
— TheaterMania

"If you’re looking for a bedtime story guaranteed to keep you up, shuddering, far into the night, Empanada Loca is the show for you."
— Lighting & Sound America

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Dominic Thirties, Dolores’ boyfriend	—	—	Thirties, Dolores’ boyfriend
Girl Twenties, in Dolores’ old apartment	—	—	Twenties, in Dolores’ old apartment
Dealer On the street	—	—	On the street
Houseless Man Outside Empanada Loca	—	—	Outside Empanada Loca
Luis Thirties/early forties, owns Empanada Loca	—	—	Thirties/early forties, owns Empanada Loca
Jonah Early thirties, the new landlord	—	—	Early thirties, the new landlord
Marcie Forties, a customer	—	—	Forties, a customer
Dolores Latina, late thirties/forties The actress playing Dolores also plays:	female	—	Latina, late thirties/forties The actress playing Dolores also plays: