★★★★
offers a perspective still too rarely seen on our stages Sydney Arts Guide
Captivating Suzy Wrong
There’s a little Imelda in all of us … SBS
To be an immigrant is to be haunted.
At 10, Maria Clara doesn't believe in ghosts. After all, the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos is very much alive at the time she was visited by her.
At 24, Maria Clara knows ghosts are real. But she's struggling to come to terms with what's actually haunted her: her deceased mother or the unfulfilled dreams of the Philippine people lost to corruption?
Director: Aden Abeleda with Teresa Tate Britten, Alex Gonzalez, Tamara Lee Bailey, Ahlex Leyva
Writer: Donita Cruz
AV Design: Alyssa Dimarucut, Donita Cruz Set Design Rachel Adams Lighting Design: EJ Zielinksi Stage Manager: Alex Liang Production Assistant: Jessica Carter Assistant Producer: Sevgi Murphy
Co-producers Aden Abeleda, Donita Cruz, Rachel Adams
Presented by Sapatos Angels Collective
'Imelda' was originally supported by The Blue Room Theatre Summer Nights 2024 program.
This work was featured as part of the CAAP Works in Progress 2025