Amphibian Stage's SparkFest is annual celebration of live entertainment. This year, SparkFest will celebrate Latine Artists. The final weekend of the festival showcases staged readings of three new plays and the 4th Annual SparkFest Acting Competition. Three plays and 10 acting competition finalists were selected among a high volume of applicants, both locally and nationwide.
SparkFest’26 New Plays in Development
- Los Feliz, or the live-in nanny play by Benjamin Benne and directed by Cat Rodríguez. When Irene, a Latina mother and doctor, living in an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles, hires Guatemalan immigrant, Emilia, to be a live-in nanny, the two women discover the many bonds and barriers between them—but are they more than just employer and employee? Are they friends? Are they colleagues? Are they family?
- Ama. Egg. Oyá. by Lori Felipe-Barkin and directed by Laurie Woolery. Ama. Egg. Oyá. follows Ama, a determined woman in Hialeah, Florida, on her relentless journey to motherhood. Weaving together Santería, the pulse of modern-day Miami, and the rich rhythms of Cuban culture, this powerful story explores infertility, faith, and the deep longing for creation.
- Escobar’s Hippo by Franky D. Gonzalez and directed by Rebecca Aparicio. A Colombian town along the Magdalena River plunges into chaos after a flatulent, destructive, easily offended, and adventurous hippo comes to town and wreaks havoc. The crisis worsens when people begin transforming into hippos themselves causing not only chaos but the beginnings of a revolution where humans are trampled by these new Hipposapiens. This play explores through absurdity and comedy the very serious and deadly consequences that come with the surrendering of humanity in favor of bestial urges and self-gratification.
For a full schedule of events, go to the festival website.
Amphibian Stage's SparkFest is annual celebration of live entertainment. This year, SparkFest will celebrate Latine Artists. The final weekend of the festival showcases staged readings of three new plays and the 4th Annual SparkFest Acting Competition. Three plays and 10 acting competition finalists were selected among a high volume of applicants, both locally and nationwide.
SparkFest’26 New Plays in Development
- Los Feliz, or the live-in nanny play by Benjamin Benne and directed by Cat Rodríguez. When Irene, a Latina mother and doctor, living in an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles, hires Guatemalan immigrant, Emilia, to be a live-in nanny, the two women discover the many bonds and barriers between them—but are they more than just employer and employee? Are they friends? Are they colleagues? Are they family?
- Ama. Egg. Oyá. by Lori Felipe-Barkin and directed by Laurie Woolery. Ama. Egg. Oyá. follows Ama, a determined woman in Hialeah, Florida, on her relentless journey to motherhood. Weaving together Santería, the pulse of modern-day Miami, and the rich rhythms of Cuban culture, this powerful story explores infertility, faith, and the deep longing for creation.
- Escobar’s Hippo by Franky D. Gonzalez and directed by Rebecca Aparicio. A Colombian town along the Magdalena River plunges into chaos after a flatulent, destructive, easily offended, and adventurous hippo comes to town and wreaks havoc. The crisis worsens when people begin transforming into hippos themselves causing not only chaos but the beginnings of a revolution where humans are trampled by these new Hipposapiens. This play explores through absurdity and comedy the very serious and deadly consequences that come with the surrendering of humanity in favor of bestial urges and self-gratification.
For a full schedule of events, go to the festival website.
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