About this Event
The VORTEX presents its Lighthouse, roaring back with the free reading of a new play every month. Come and be a part of the season selection process at The VORTEX by participating in hearing and discussing the plays.
Synopsis: A family of refugees boards a ship in the wake of a violent revolution and embarks on a magical realism tale about displacement, belonging, sacrifice for one's loved ones, and hope.
Pablo Munoz-Evers is a Colombian-born playwright based in Austin, Texas. His work explores belonging, displacement, attachment, family, and the ups and downs of romantic relationships. Funny plays, sad plays, funny-sad plays, magical realism, and more. His plays have been selected, commissioned, workshopped, and/or produced by ScriptWorks, Jarrott Productions, Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project, and The Baron’s Men, among others. His plays include There’s No Sand on the Moon (2024 recipient of Jarrott Productions’ Opening Act Initiative; Finalist for Boise Contemporary Theater's 2024 BIPOC Festival), Dreams (selected and produced in ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2023; B. Iden Payne Award nominee for Outstanding Short Script), Bravo (2025 finalist for Ground Floor Theatre’s GFT Writes), I Loved You Ever (commissioned and produced by Walking Shadow Shakespeare Project, 2026), and I'm Not a Dog (selected and produced in ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2026). He is also an actor in theatre and film.
Cast TBA. Morgan Smithwick, Production Assistant. Bonnie Cullum, Producing Artistic Director. Melissa McKnight, Managing Director. Alex Cogburn, Box Office Manager.
When: Sunday, December 6, 2pm
Where: The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722
Tickets: FREE
More information about this and other productions at VortexRep.org
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The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Road, Austin, United States
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