RUSSIAN ROULETTE

(The Likelihood of a Casino Burning Down
With Our Mother Inside It)

Staged Reading & Discussion
November 11, 2023 @ 7:30 PM

by Luis Guerrero
translated by Katherine Walker

In association with the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA), The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre is pleased to announce the winner of our 4th Annual Plays in Translation Contest!

In 2011, Saúl comes home to his mother and siblings in Monterrey, Mexico. He finds himself clashing with his mother, Irene, over her daily visits to the casino, which neither his brother nor sister discourage. Saúl is additionally appalled at the daily violence enacted by the cartels, and what he sees as the community’s resigned acceptance thereof. When Irene leaves for the casino on the fateful morning of August 25, timelines diverge and realities fracture. This gripping drama examines fate, chance, and luck against the backdrop of the question that plagues the characters to no end: what if…?