"Fabulous Monsters", a punk play by Diana Burbano is one of two plays and a musical to be chosen for Fullerton College's 25th Annual Playwright's Festival. The play will receive a staged reading on January 9th.
1977. The punk rock scene is in full swing. Two young Latinas meet at a band audition. Luisa is effortlessly sexy, and sings like an angel. Sally, though musically brilliant, is rough- edged, moody, and tortured by her fluctuating sexuality. Enter Nigel, an older glam rocker. Seeking something new, he asks Sally to join his band. She's torn: the offer is intoxicating, but what about Luisa? Thirty years pass. Drugs and hard-living have exacted a brutal toll on Sally and Nigel. Age and illness have dimmed Luisa's star and diminished her powers. And Nigel is dying. To help him do so with dignity, Sally seeks Luisa's help. The gesture opens old wounds, but makes healing possible, too. They re-unite on stage and discover that two old broads can rock as hard as they ever did.
Fabulous Monsters was written under the encouragement and auspices of The Latino Theatre Alliance/Los Angeles inaugural writers circle.
