Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center

by Mario Vega

Lulu and Milli are hired to work as youth care workers at the San Diego Convention Center, which is being used as a shelter for young migrant girls. As time passes, Lulu and Milli are tested by the changing rules at their job and what it means to exist in a world that builds borders over bridges.

Lulu and Milli are hired to work as youth care workers at the San Diego Convention Center, which is being used as a shelter for young migrant girls. As time passes, Lulu and Milli are tested by the changing rules at their job and what it means to exist in a world that builds borders over bridges.

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Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center

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  • David Davila: Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center by Mario Vega
    “

    A beautiful, hilarious, touching, and very real look at the broken immigration system that allows children to be imprisoned at the San Diego Convention Center during the Covid shut down. Highly recommend.

    A beautiful, hilarious, touching, and very real look at the broken immigration system that allows children to be imprisoned at the San Diego Convention Center during the Covid shut down. Highly recommend.

    ”
  • John Venegas Juarez: Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center by Mario Vega
    “

    The show’s youth is its biggest strength. It taps into gen-z humor very well, as well as providing some timeless references/jokes about the Latino experience in the United States. The play is beautifully theatrical. We see the detention center, not through overly-explained stage directions regarding the set, but through tiny details nested in the writing. Must read!

    The show’s youth is its biggest strength. It taps into gen-z humor very well, as well as providing some timeless references/jokes about the Latino experience in the United States. The play is beautifully theatrical. We see the detention center, not through overly-explained stage directions regarding the set, but through tiny details nested in the writing. Must read!

    ”
  • Playwrights Foundation: Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center by Mario Vega
    “

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We felt this script was a timely, remarkably human exploration of friendship and migration. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We felt this script was a timely, remarkably human exploration of friendship and migration. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    ”

Character Information

  • LULU
    Mexican-American, a No Sabo Kid. Goofy but eager to help.

    21-25
    Latino,
    Latino -- Chicano,
    Afro Latina or Indigenous Latina,
    Indigenous Latina,
    Latino -- Mexican
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • MILLI
    Mexican-American. Fluent in Spanish. Organized and serious
    21-25
    Latino,
    Indigenous Latina,
    Latino -- Chicano,
    Latino -- Mexican
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • LOURDES
    a young Refugee from Central America. Only speaks Spanish. Introverted.

    12-16
    Latino,
    Indigenous Latina,
    Latino -- Central American,
    Latino -- Salvadoran
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • FATIMA
    A young refugee from Central America. Only speaks Spanish. Extroverted.
    12-16
    Latino,
    Indigenous Latina,
    Greek
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
  • ICE AGENT/MOTHERS
    Also plays various San Diego Residents
    30 - 50
    Latino,
    Latino -- Mexican
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Development History

  • Reading, Old Globe 360 Project x Tuyo Theatre, 2025
  • Reading, Sol Project Sol Fest, 2025
  • Workshop, UCLA TFT, 2025
  • Reading, La Jolla Playhouse Latinx New Play Festival, 2025