Fornés’s ‘Mud’ Dares to Show Us the Brutality Beneath Poverty

By Aaron Krause

Launching a new theater company with a live production can be frightening. But Latine Theater Lab founding artistic director Alex Gonzalez shows courage by making a bold choice for the company’s inaugural effort. Gonzalez leans into the horror of María Irene Fornés’s disturbing play Mud, creating theater that unsettles without veering into melodrama.

By the time the lights go down, you may not know what hit you — only that it left a mark. This is not just theater to watch. It demands to be felt. And you will feel it. This theater grips, bruises, and lingers.

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