El Paso

Vivian, 52, and recently diagnosed with cancer, locks
herself in her bedroom to examine her past and escape from her present. She remembers events from 30 years earlier, when she returned to her childhood home in El Paso after leaving her husband. In both her memories and the present day, home is not the haven for which she longs. Patriarch Papa Spiller, the son of slaves, produces three generations of strong black women, each fighting to make the most of their hard-won freedom. From a member of the Factory Playwrights’ Lab comes El Paso, a funny, biting family saga about the possibilites and price of the African-American dream.