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BORN IN CIUDAD JUÁREZ
transformed in Chihuahua Capital RAISED & SHAPED IN ZACATECAS GROWN IN EL PASO MARINATED IN NEW MEXICO MARRIED TO NYC ... Musing for Madrid |
After the death of my mother and my move to the United States, I embarked on a journey to explore the spaces in between—those fleeting moments of "what if" and the endless, speculative possibilities that stir us toward a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world. My mother, a woman of unmatched beauty, kindness, and generosity, left behind a legacy I’ve carried ever since, yearning for the world to know her as I did, in all her fullness. Her passing, and the subsequent tragedies of women lost in my family, have cast long, haunting shadows. In response, I rewrote stories, imagined futures both dark and bright, and sought meaning in the lessons behind loss, while holding close the wisdom, stories, and legacies of my matriarchal ancestors. I find patterns in nature, trying to understand how human behavior mirrors the chaos and order around us. My pursuit of meaning—of purpose, relevance, and significance in this vast, unpredictable journey we call life—has not been easy. Yet, I am committed to the relentless act of repair and renewal, one thought, word, action, and work of art at a time. I believe in the possibility of creating beauty from the worst, of striving for better, living fully in the now, studying the "thens," rewriting the "not-yet," and daring to imagine the "never" and the "always." I search through music, through paint, through words, through friendships, and through living itself. Because joy is our birthright. Because grief is a part of life. And because, for the sake of our species, we must create.
International playwright & director, Escobar is a Rhinebeck, MacDowell, Djerassi, Fornés, Clubbed Thumb, & La Mama Umbria Resident & Artist. The recipient of the Gotham & Variety Audio Award, the Kennedy Center's National Darrell Ayers Award & an Outstanding Service to Women on the Border Award, her practice is deeply influenced by speculative futurism and science fiction told through a feminist perspective and the narrative expression of misunderstood sites of knowledge like memory, women, deserts, and la frontera (borderlands). Her work has been featured in the Kilroys List (StoneHeart), The Texas Review (Matted), Los Bárbaros | Lxs Bárbarxs (Pies Pa'Que), McSweeny's Press ("I Know What's Best For You"), New Passport Press (Cósmica, translation) and more. Her work has been produced across the USA, Canada, UK, Italy, México, and participated internationally in the ASSITEJ festival in Denmark and Sweden. Off Broadway credits include: Then They Forgot About The Rest (INTAR 2019), Sweep (Lincoln Center Director's Lab 2016) Off-Off Broadway: Desaparecidas: The Musical (JACK, 2022). Her original work has been produced and developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's National Musical Theatre Conference, NAMT, INTAR, New York Children's Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Lincoln Center, Bushwick Starr (NY), Two Rivers (NJ), Milagro (PDX), Aurora Theatre (GA), Duke City Repertory (NM), and more.
Her short story "And then I hit the glass" was part of the Talking While Female album available on Audible, and "Musings" on Girl Tales Podcast, is the recipient of the inaugural Gotham & Variety Audio Honors award for groundbreaking audio storytelling. She is the creator/sole writer on Sonoro's Sci-Femme upcoming series "Hidden Element." Her short film MONAH had a World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival 2022 and was an official selection at the Brooklyn Sci Fi Film Festival (2023), El Paso Plaza Film Festival (2023) and Classic Film Festival TX (2023).
She is the Book & Lyric Writer for "Little Duende" with music & lyrics by Robi Hager, (NAMT '21, National Music Theatre Conference 2021) and book writer for "Desaparecidas" (Off-Off Broadway: JACK SPACE) with music by Jaime Lozano, and lyrics by Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca. Broadway or other professional commissions include: (upcoming) Book Writer for "Finding Frida" with music by Jaime Lozano and lyrics by Neena Beber, Book Writer for "Ritchie" with music by Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos, and Book Writer for "Vinyl Cafe" with lyrics and music by Akiva Romer-Segal and Colleen Dauncey. Her short plays have been featured across the country and internationally as part of initiatives like "After Orlando", Climate Change Theatre Action, The Future is Female, and EMILIA ROMAGNA TEATRO FONDAZIONE: Planet B. Un mondo ancora possibile? She serves on the Board of the El Paso Holocaust Museum, Marfa Live Arts, is on the Advisory Committee for the Latinx Theatre Commons, and a committee member for the Climate Commons for Theatre and Performance. Escobar is represented by Bret Adams Agency (Theatre; New York) and 3 Arts Entertainment (TV/Film; Los Angeles).
As an arts educator she has taught at Kingsborough College (CUNY), University of Texas at El Paso, Princeton University, and Dartmouth College.
Her short story "And then I hit the glass" was part of the Talking While Female album available on Audible, and "Musings" on Girl Tales Podcast, is the recipient of the inaugural Gotham & Variety Audio Honors award for groundbreaking audio storytelling. She is the creator/sole writer on Sonoro's Sci-Femme upcoming series "Hidden Element." Her short film MONAH had a World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival 2022 and was an official selection at the Brooklyn Sci Fi Film Festival (2023), El Paso Plaza Film Festival (2023) and Classic Film Festival TX (2023).
She is the Book & Lyric Writer for "Little Duende" with music & lyrics by Robi Hager, (NAMT '21, National Music Theatre Conference 2021) and book writer for "Desaparecidas" (Off-Off Broadway: JACK SPACE) with music by Jaime Lozano, and lyrics by Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca. Broadway or other professional commissions include: (upcoming) Book Writer for "Finding Frida" with music by Jaime Lozano and lyrics by Neena Beber, Book Writer for "Ritchie" with music by Ritchie Valens and Los Lobos, and Book Writer for "Vinyl Cafe" with lyrics and music by Akiva Romer-Segal and Colleen Dauncey. Her short plays have been featured across the country and internationally as part of initiatives like "After Orlando", Climate Change Theatre Action, The Future is Female, and EMILIA ROMAGNA TEATRO FONDAZIONE: Planet B. Un mondo ancora possibile? She serves on the Board of the El Paso Holocaust Museum, Marfa Live Arts, is on the Advisory Committee for the Latinx Theatre Commons, and a committee member for the Climate Commons for Theatre and Performance. Escobar is represented by Bret Adams Agency (Theatre; New York) and 3 Arts Entertainment (TV/Film; Los Angeles).
As an arts educator she has taught at Kingsborough College (CUNY), University of Texas at El Paso, Princeton University, and Dartmouth College.
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