Terry Gomez
SELECTED PRODUCTIONS AND READINGS
Carbon Black 2010
Staged Reading
Mixed Phoenix Theater
New York City, NY
Carbon Black 2009
World Premiere Native Voices at the Autry – Wells Fargo Theater
Los Angeles, CA
Native Voices Playwrights Retreat & Festival of New Plays
Autry Wells Fargo Theater Los Angeles, CA and
LaJolla Playhouse San Diego, CA
Theater X University of New Mexico 2006
UNM Words Afire Playwright Festival Albuquerque, NM
An agoraphobic mother fails to shield her adolescent son from a world of chaos and violence.
A Day at the Nighthawk 2010
Santa Fe Theater Festival, Santa Fe, NM
Sol Arts Theater Albuquerque, NM 2005
UNM Words Afire Playwright Festival Albuquerque, NM
A Native American woman who runs a diner on a reservation dreams of breaking away from an abusive marriage.
Rain Dance 2010
VSA North 4th Art Center/Theater Albuquerque, NM
College of Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM 2006
An artificial medicine man threatens a traditional community by performing false ceremonies that lead to murder.
Numunu Waiipunu: The Comanche Women 2010 Native American Literature Symposium Isleta Pueblo Casino Isleta, NM
Rodey Theater 2008 University of New Mexico Words Afire Playwright Festival
Albuquerque, NM
Reading: The New Mexico National Hispanic Culture Center Albuquerque, NM
This is an adaptation of The Trojan Women. This play is a historical telling
of the survival of a group of Comanche women interwoven with a contemporary
story.
Melanin 2010
Full Production Omni Roots Theater Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute Auditorium
Albuquerque, NM
World Premiere – VSA North 4th Art Center/Theater Albuquerque, NM
Theater X University of New Mexico 2006 Albuquerque, NM
A Native American nurse grapples with crisis caused by racism within her
family and work life. Set in rural Oklahoma in the l960’s.
Acedia ( from collaboration: The 49 Sins) 2008
VSA North 4th Art Center/Theater Albuquerque, NM
An inventor’s wife gets impatient with her husband’s laziness (sloth) and creates
her own solution for the problem.
Tobacco Leaves Bagley Wright Stage Seattle Center 2008
Collaboration with Red Eagle Soaring Theater Seattle, Washington
This play toured different venues in Washington with Red Eagle Soaring
Troupe. (A youth group)
This anti-smoking play follows the antics and dreams of two Native American friends who
find out the negative effects of smoking cigarettes.
The Woman with a Mustache (Screenplay) 2007
Reading: Arts Lab University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
A beautiful Native woman is cursed with a huge mustache but cannot save
herself even though she is a traditional healer.
Wam-puu (The Baby Snake) I.A.I.A. LLC Auditorium and 2006
Camel Rock Casino Tesuque Pueblo, NM
Collaboration with Tesuque Language Program
This play is about a baby snake who cries until it gets some traditional
dance rattles.
This play was written for the purpose of teaching/learning
Native language and traditions.
Drive Reading Theater X – University of New Mexico 2006
Collaboration with UNM Dramatic Writing Students Albuquerque, NM
A Native man from the past confronts the future was my segment – an experiment.
Antigone (Adaptation) San Juan College Farmington, NM 2004
A corrupt tribal chairman attempts to totally control his family with tragic
results.
Reunion (Staged Reading) Mutt Repertory Theater New York City, NY 1996
Institute of American Indian Arts 199A Native American family come together to hash out their differences
following the death of their father.
Inter-tribal(Staged Reading) The Public Theater New York City, NY 1995
Inter-tribal The Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe, NM 1995
In this “slice of life” moment, a young Native woman realizes that change
is unavoidable for Indian people and the traditional lifestyle is worth the fight.
New Mexican Playwrights 