***Winner of the National New Play Network Smith Prize for Political Theatre***
THE CAPITALIST AND THE FACTORY WORKER,
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The Invisible Hand of God Touched Me In a Bad Place
an interactive power play
When mid-level manager Jaime Ramirez gets the promotion of a lifetime, he’s sure moving his family to central Mexico will change their lives for the better. But his plans are turned on their head when he falls for his employee, a queer femme presenting non-binary AMAB person set on changing working conditions and extinguishing American capitalist ideals. Should he fire them and squash their labor rebellion, risking a sexual harassment suit in the process, or should he join the fight against his greedy employers and sacrifice the fortunes they’ve promised him? It's Boal meets Nottage in this interactive-hybrid-dramedy that casts the audience as the striking factory workers tasked with leveraging these characters' rights for a little piece of power. Choose your own adventure in this post-experimental satire packed with sexual tension you won't soon forget!

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY
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The New Group, Staged Reading (2025)
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Intar Theatre, Staged Reading (2024)
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Latinx Playwright's Circle, Developmental Readings through Intensive Mentorship Program (2024)
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National New Play Network, Showcase of New Plays (2024)
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Indiana University, Staged Reading (2023)
THE CAPITALIST AND THE FACTORY WORKER
@ Intar Theatre
Behind the Scenes photos of the first public reading of The Capitalist and the Factory Worker, or The Invisible Hand of God Touched Me in a Bad Place at Intar Theatre through the Latinx Playwrights Circle Intensive Mentorship Program in 2024. Photos by Valerie Terranova Photography
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THE CAPITALIST AND THE FACTORY WORKER
@ National New Play Network Showcase of New Plays
Photos of the first public sharing of The Capitalist and the Factory Worker, or The Invisible Hand of God Touched Me in a Bad Place at the National New Play Network Showcase of New Plays in New York City in 2024.
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THE CAPITALIST & THE FACTORY WORKER
@ Latinx Playwrights Circle
Behind the Scenes photos of developmental readings of The Capitalist and the Factory Worker, or The Invisible Hand of God Touched Me in a Bad Place through the Latinx Playwrights Circle Intensive Mentorship Program.
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