Story by Delena Bradley, Khristián Méndez Aguirre, Bárbara Mojica, Caroline Reck, Gricelda Silva, Isis Silva, Ariane Stier, Minerva Villa, and Karla Zodapop
with performances by Isis Jasen, Barbara Mojica, Caroline Reck, Gricelda Silva, Ariane Stier
Stage Direction and Cultural Dramaturgy by Khristián Méndez Aguirre
Movement Direction by Caroline Reck
Assistant Direction by Ariane Stier
Fungal Dramaturgy by Jesus Garcia
Scenography by Delena Bradley
Lighting Design by Gavin Kenter
Sound Design and Projection Technician: K. Eliot Haynes
Fabrication Artist Kade Conklin
Technical Direction by Joshua Martin
Stage Management by Karla Gutierrez
Asst. Stage Management by Rose Gonzales
Developmental Workshop: July 2025
Workshop Production: October-November 2025, CRASHBOX (Tickets on Sale September 12th!)
World Premiere: Ground Floor Theater, May 2026
Supported by
City of Austin Cultural Arts Division
The New England Foundation for the Arts
The Paramount and State Theaters
The Rude Mechanicals
Texas Commission on the Arts
The Creative Fund
In the heart of a storage unit, two Guatemalan sisters uproot layers of memory and mycelia. Through puppetry, movement, and uncanny fungal moments, Ixq’anil and Isabela grapple with inheritance, identity, and what emerges from decay, Come if
you like fungi, Guatemalan (or Latino) culture, puppets, or bilingual
theatre.
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En el corazón de una bodega, dos hermanas guatemaltecas desarraigan capas de memoria y micelios. A través de títeres, movimiento y misteriosos momentos fúngicos, Ixq’anil e Isabela lidian con la herencia y la identidad, y lo que emerge de lo que se pudre. Vení si te gustan los hongos, la cultura guatemalteca (o latina), los títeres o el teatro bilingüe.
Teaser Trailer
Developmental Photos
Production History
June 15-29, 2024
VORTEX Repertory Theater
Austin, TX
April 5, 6, 12, 13, 2025
Penfold Theatre
Round Rock, TX
April 24 – May 9, 2025
Dougherty Arts Center
Austin, TX
- **Tour Kick-off!**
September 28-29
Huston-Tillotson University King-Seabrook Chapel
presented by the Paramount Theatre (Tickets here)
Austin, TX - October 6-10
Starr Theatre at the Walton Arts Center
Fayetteville, AR - October 21
Center for the Performing Arts
University Park, IL - October 23
Jarson-Kaplan Theater
Cincinati, OH - October 27-28
Gallard Center
Charleston, SC - October 30
The Paramount Theater
Charlottesville, VA - November 3
Amaturo Theatre at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - November 5
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, FL - November 7
Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater
North Miami Beach, FL - November 10
Mahaffey Theater
St. Petersburg, FL - November 12-14
Miami Theatre Center
Miami, FL - November 17-21
Persson Hall at the
Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Financial Support
Frutos de la Muerte, or the Breakdown Play is supported by
- The City of Austin Cultural Arts Division Thrive Grant
- The New England Foundation for the Arts Artist Development Grant
- The State and Paramount Theatres
Press
Broadway World:
Glass Half Full Theatre Reveals Additional Programming for 2025
New England Foundation for the Arts: