khristián méndez aguirre

111 Fires and 1 Flood at the Guatemalan Natural History Museum – Investigative theater piece developed with the fire-fighters who responded to the historic 2024 fire season in Guatemala, that saw 75 fires simultaneously.

Cucaracha, Or They’re Swarming Ellis Island! – An ecodramaturgical horror dramedy with an invasive species chorus.

It’s the first day of the summer of 2016, and Marcos is terrified. This summer’s heat dome bred an infestation of insects all over Prospect Park, and Marcos must brave past it to get to work –it’s tip-splitting day! At home, his father is ill, and the doctors can’t diagnose him. When he gets home he finds that his father has grown antennae. Across the hallway, his neighbor can’t get ahold of his daughter, and there’s a gypsy moth that refuses to leave his house. Looking at the news, Marcos learns that everything he fears might become true at the same time: immigrants of all stripes across NYC are transforming into bugs, with no discernable pattern of causality.

Los Frutos de La Muerte – Bilingual, mycological, experimental feminist drama. It follows the story of two sisters, a janitor named Maya and a curandera named Blanca, who are racing to clean up their departed tía Amandita’s belongings before a new tenant moves in. Their argument over the best way to deal with the emotional process of packing someone’s belongings takes a hard left when they discover Amandita wasn’t a hoarder–she was a keeper of a long mycological tradition. Co-conceived with Minerva Villa and Delena Bradley. Slated for production in 2025 with Glass Half Full Theatre.

The Crab, A Bubble Burst Play – Country book musical. Equal parts stress dream, worker-exploitation tragedy, immigration tale, sea-level rise fable, love letter to Austin Texas, and ode to a cartoon yellow sponge that cannot be named for trademark reasons. Co-developed with composer James Parker.