References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
by Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film

Jan. 31 - Feb. 03, 2019
Thursday-Sunday

Set in the desert of Barstow, California, where Gabriela, the wife of career soldier Benito, dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences and imagines the mating rituals between a coyote and a cat.

CHARACTERS & SETTING

• MOON, the moon in the sky,
• GABRIELA’s friend (can double as BENITO)
• COYOTE, a wild one
• CAT, a fat one, GABRIELA’s pet
• MARTIN, a Latino of fourteen, GABRIELA’s neighbor
• GABRIELA, a Latina, late twenties, an Army housewife
• BENITO, a Latino, early thirties, GABRIELA’s husband, a soldier

Time: Shortly after the Persian Gulf War Place: Barstow, California

A NOTE ON NUDITY & SEXUAL THEMES

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot deals heavily with themes of sex, intimacy, and lust; this is present in both the heavy adult language, as well as in the action of the play. 

Directed by Alex Rodriguez.

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References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
by José Rivera
Texas State University Department of Theatre, Dance and Film