If I Could Turn Back Time
by Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Aug. 08
Saturday
After the sudden death of their sister, Julio returns to their family home in the South Texas borderlands for the funeral. Once there, Julio must navigate grief while confronting an estranged family that disapproves of their involvement in the drag community. Encouraged by their late sister's spirit, Julio summons strength by stepping into their drag persona, Sharona, for the remainder of the visit. As Sharona, she builds unexpected connections, heals old wounds, and finds a way to let go of past pain while accepting her sister’s passing.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Theater Arts program is proud to present the 2026 Teatro Salón Table Readers Series, If I Could Turn Back Time by Gerry Rodriguez. This reading is directed by Marisela Barrera.
Hosted at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore,1300 Guadalupe St., this dynamic series invites the public to experience the exciting early stages of script development in an intimate setting. Admission is free.
About the Playwright:
Gerry Rodriguez is a poet and playwright from Mission, TX, holding an MFA in Creative Writing from UTRGV. She teaches college-level English Composition and Rhetoric, serves as the founder and Artistic Director of the Rio Grande Valley Playwrights Circle, and is VP of Operations for Palabrandar Theatre Company.
About the Director:
Marisela Barrera (BFA, MA, MFA) is an award-winning Tejana teatrista—writer, actor, stage director, cultural activist, and border goth storyteller whose genre-bending work bridges the Tex-Mex frontera, the classroom, and radical Chicana/Latina arts spaces.
About Teatro Salon Reading Series:
Selected through an open call for new works, this year’s spotlighted plays showcase powerful Tejana and South Texas voices. Staged by local actors and directors, each reading offers audiences a unique glimpse into the creative process, followed by an interactive Question & Answer session with the playwrights, directors, and readers.
Selected through an open call for new works, this year’s spotlighted plays showcase powerful Tejana and South Texas voices. Staged by local actors and directors, each reading offers audiences a unique glimpse into the creative process, followed by an interactive Question & Answer session with the playwrights, directors, and readers.
If I Could Turn Back Time
by Gerry Rodriguez
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Saturday,
August 08, 2026
August 08, 2026
Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM
Teatro Salón Table Readers Series 2026
Guadalupe Latino Bookstore, 1300 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207
Free and open to the public (Includes post-reading Q&A sessions)
