"La Golondrina" | A play by Guillem Clua

The play "La Golondrina"  by Guillem Clua brings together Amelia and Ramón. Amelia, a strict singing teacher, receives Ramón at her home because he wants to improve his vocal technique to sing at his recently deceased mother's mass. As the lesson progresses, the two characters reveal details of their past, a past deeply marked by the Pulse nightclub shooting. The true meaning of that attack, the motivations of the shooter, and the lingering shadow of its victims lead to a confrontation between Amelia and Ramón that forces them to uncover the truth. This truth compels them to reflect on their own identities, the acceptance of loss, and the fragility of love, laying themselves bare to such an extent that their fates become forever intertwined.

TRIGGER WARNING: This play explores themes of mass shootings and may be triggering for survivors of gun violence or those who have experienced trauma related to gun violence.

 

Reynolds Robledo He graduated in the first class of the Playwriting and Screenwriting program at ARGOS CasaAzul under the direction of Ximena Escalante, where he taught Comparative Dramatic Literature as an adjunct professor. In film, he co-wrote the feature "EL CUMPLE DE LA ABUELA" (Grandma's Birthday) and the shorts "ELIZA" (presented at the Short Film Corner in Cannes) and "TESTIMONIO #6" (Testimony #6), nominated for Best Screenplay at the 48 Hour Short Film Project Mexico.

He has his own theater production company, LOBOS Producciones, which he founded almost 10 years ago with producer Ana Carolina Mancilla. Notable works include his plays "LOBOS POR CORDEROS" (Wolves for Lambs) and "SONÁMBULOS" (Sleepwalkers), nominated for Best Mexican Playwriting by the Association of Theater Critics and Journalists AC (ACTP) and at the Metropolitan Awards (Los Metro), "RÉQUIEM" directed by Enrique Singer and nominated for Best Play at Los Metro 2024, "MAÑANA" (Tomorrow) directed by Cristian Magaloni, and the original musical "CON AMOR…ISA COLIBRÍ" (With Love...Isa Hummingbird) with director and composer Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca.

He created the virtual project "INICIO DE SESIÓN" (Login) in 2020, which had three successful editions. Nominated for Best Virtual Project at the Metro Awards 2021. In 2022, he premiered as a director with the stage production "7 AÑOS" (7 Years) by José Cabeza. In 2023, he premiered the play "CARNE" (Flesh) directed by Enrique Singer, as well as the plays "VORAZ" (Voracious) by Jorge Robinet and "DE MUTUO DESACUERDO" (Mutual Disagreement) by Nando López in 2024.

He wrote the audio series "LIBRO VAQUERO: EL NUEVO OESTE" (Western Novel: The New West) for the Audible platform and is nominated for Best Audio at the Rose D'Or Awards Latinos 2025 in Miami. He currently teaches Dramatic Theater Analysis focused on musical theater for various schools. And at Sunland School of Sierra Nevada, where he has taught Playwriting and Screenwriting for 2 years.

Luz Nicolás is a GALA company member who appeared in Fuenteovejuna ,Las hermanas Palacios (currently nominated as Best supporting actor HHA 2015), Baño de luna, La valentía, Native Gardens, Revoltosa (2023 HHA Award, Outstanding Ensemble in a Play), La casa de la laguna, Doña Rosita la soltera, La tía Julia y el escribidor, Exquisita agonía, Cervantes – El último Quijote (2017 HHA nomination, Outstanding Ensemble in a Play),Yerma (2016 HHA nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress), and Mariela en el desierto, among others. Additional credits include Romeo and Juliet (Nurse, Folger Theatre), La llorona (Capitol Hill Arts Workshop), Abismo (Miami and Madrid, 2022); Alice in Costa Rica; Exquisita agonía (2018 HOLA Award for Best Actress, Repertorio Español - NYC, Miami Dade County Auditorium); An Invisible Piece of this World (IATI Theatre, NY); Iberian Mystics: The Confluence of Faiths, part of the Iberian Suite: Global arts remix festival (Kennedy Center); The Vip  (Single Carrot Theatre, Baltimore); Última partida (The Final Draw), a jazz and words performance; The Merchant of Venice; Los intereses creados; and La casa de Bernarda Alba.

Víctor Salinas is a Mexican USAmerican actor and playwright who has appeared in GALA’s The 22 Weddings of Hugo (D.C., L.A. and Mexico City, Chicago and Miami in 2025), The Palacios Sisters, Bathing in Moonlight, La Valentía, Native Gardens, and La tía Julia y el Escribidor. Other DC credits include the well reviewed Frontiéres Sans Frontiéres and Sonnets for An Old Century (Spooky Action Theater) and La llorona (We Happy Few). His credits in Chicago include Nilo Cruz’s Exquisita agonía (Tommy); Epopeya and Adverses (Aguijón Theater); Romeo & Juliet (Aguijón Theater & 65th Theater on the Lake Festival); and When My Father Died (Dramatists Theater). Víctor has performed in numerous plays, soap operas, and films in Mexico City. As a playwright, his work, The Lady Bird of Saint John, opened the 2022 Chicago International Latino Theater Festival and had a Sold Out limited run at the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico in the US. His first play, LOVEknots, was on stage for more than three years in Mexico City and has been produced in Colombia, Madrid, and Chicago. Víctor was educated in Mexico, France, and the US. @vicsalar