Cursed- My Road to Hollywood at Hudson Guild Theatre

Written and performed by Emmy winning director Linda Mendoza.

Linda Mendoza is a self-described “Mexican girl from Detroit.” At a young age, she is informed that a Santeria (a Latine witch), jealous of her mother’s beauty, has put a curse on Linda’s family. As calamity after calamity befalls members of Linda’s family, Linda begins to wonder when the curse will come for her.

Meanwhile, she gets on with life. As a young woman, she finds herself immersed in the music industry, working with many of the industry’s greats. She eventually becomes a director of film and especially television, winning three Emmy® Awards (for Sesame Street). She’s directed episodes of many of your favorite shows, including Scrubs, Grown-ish, Black-ish, The Chris Rock Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and more, as well as specials featuring Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Wanda Sykes, Tiffany Haddish, David Letterman, and more, while fighting a different kind of curse (Industry sexism)

Cursed- My Road to Hollywood is no sob story. It’s the funny and heartwarming story of a woman who through perseverance, dedication, and hard work rose to the top of her profession, regardless of the family curse.