Commissioning and Development Information

Beto is available for commissions that could include new plays, adaptations, multi-disciplinary pieces, and ensemble projects. I have partnered with theatre companies, educational institutions, and artists from across the world on a wide variety of projects. His most common commissions have been with the TYA company 52nd St Project, where he writes short plays for their teen ensemble.

He also he has several plays and projects available for developmental workshops and production that could also be considered for commission or development. You can review these projects below.

If you are interested in commissioning a work or exploring a potential collaboration, please email Beto with a brief summary of your organization, project vision, and target timeline.

Plays ready for Production

INTO THE PINES (3m, 2w): A young man must wrestle with the ghosts of his past and the trials of his present when he returns to his childhood farm in rural East Texas. Whispers and allegations about his family surround him and in the end, he must make

INTO THE PINES (3m, 2w): A young man must wrestle with the ghosts of his past and the trials of his present when he returns to his childhood farm in rural East Texas. Whispers and allegations about his family surround him and in the end, he must make the decision of whether stay in his hometown or sell the farm, something he knows would cause his family to roll over in their graves. Into the Pines Cast: 3m, 2w A young man must wrestle with the ghosts of his past and the trials of his present when he returns to his childhood farm in rural East Texas. Whispers and allegations about his family surround him and in the end, he must make the decision of whether stay in his hometown or sell the farm, something he knows would cause his family to roll over in their graves. Currently Seeking World Premiere Development History: Maria Irene Fornes Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab. INTAR. New York City. Spring ‘11 Workshop Production- Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Festival. TXSTU. San Marcos, TX. Summer ‘10 Workshop Production- Blueprints New Play Festival. USC. Los Angeles. Spring ’09. Currently Seeking World Premiere Development History: Maria Irene Fornes Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab. INTAR. New York City. Spring ‘11 Workshop Production- Texas Black and Latino Playwrights Festival. TXSTU. San Marcos, TX. Summer ‘10 Workshop Production- Blueprints New Play Festival. USC. Los Angeles. Spring ’09.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE (ANYMORE) (8-12): Commissioned by the Stella Adler School for Acting, this play delves into the challenges of homes, homelessness, and collective action. In it, archaeologists are desperate to uncover the truth about the piece of und

YOU'RE NOT ALONE (ANYMORE) (8-12): Commissioned by the Stella Adler School for Acting, this play delves into the challenges of homes, homelessness, and collective action. In it, archaeologists are desperate to uncover the truth about the piece of undeveloped property, a real estate mogul tries to build condos on it, and the community wants to prevent either from succeeding.

Currently Seeking Workshop leading to World Premiere Development History: Staged Reading. New York Theatre Workshop. Spring 2017. Developmental Workshop. Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Fall 2016.

AMONG THE SAND AND SMOG (5w, 3m): A drama told in three separate acts via three separate stories that explores one of Western Hemisphere’s forgotten tragedies: Since the 1990s, factory workers and other young women of the city of Juarez have been dis

AMONG THE SAND AND SMOG (5w, 3m): A drama told in three separate acts via three separate stories that explores one of Western Hemisphere’s forgotten tragedies: Since the 1990s, factory workers and other young women of the city of Juarez have been disappearing off the streets, only to be discovered later lifeless in the desert, or sometimes not at all.

Over 300 women have been brutally raped and murdered, the culprits remain at large, and a city mourns while a nation and the world forget it. Email for producing rights Production History: Brand New Theatre (USC Campus), Los Angeles. Fall '08 San Pedro Playhouse. San Antonio. Summer '08 Fronterafest (festival production). Austin. Winter '06

Plays looking for Development

BLACK ME OUT (1m2f, 1f, 3m, plus ensemble): Inspired by “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” by Against Me! this play follows the fictional punk rock band The Suspect Device, and those close to them as their world is rocked after the lead singer comes out a

BLACK ME OUT (1m2f, 1f, 3m, plus ensemble): Inspired by “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” by Against Me! this play follows the fictional punk rock band The Suspect Device, and those close to them as their world is rocked after the lead singer comes out as transgender to the punk community.

(GET A) GRIP (6m, 2w) A play with music set in EARLY 2000s Austin, TX. A tight knit crew of 30 year-olds discover what happens to punk rockers who become too old for punk rock and that through trials and several splinters in their friendships, all t

(GET A) GRIP (6m, 2w) A play with music set in EARLY 2000s Austin, TX. A tight knit crew of 30 year-olds discover what happens to punk rockers who become too old for punk rock and that through trials and several splinters in their friendships, all that remains is their music.

TO LIVE IS TO FLY (4w, 5m): inspired by the music of Townes Van Zandt, this play with music follows a multiethnic blues musician who must discover the truth about the history of his family to cure himself of a strange affliction: coughing up sand. A

TO LIVE IS TO FLY (4w, 5m): inspired by the music of Townes Van Zandt, this play with music follows a multiethnic blues musician who must discover the truth about the history of his family to cure himself of a strange affliction: coughing up sand. Along the way, he confronts his hidden family history, talking guitars, and mysterious mariachis in the desert.

STUMBLE AND FALL (2w, 2m): A dual-action play explores the nature of identity, history, multiculturalism, and more. After far too many drinks, Manny and Jade's simple tryst explodes into something much deeper. Meanwhile, in 1975, Everett sits in a h

STUMBLE AND FALL (2w, 2m): A dual-action play explores the nature of identity, history, multiculturalism, and more. After far too many drinks, Manny and Jade's simple tryst explodes into something much deeper. Meanwhile, in 1975, Everett sits in a hospital waiting room with a woman who refuses to speak to him, which only makes him talk more.

KNIFEFIGHTER (6m, 5w plus ensemble): A play inspired by and designed for stage combatants. In a post-apocalyptic future, one man rules by the edge of the knife until a woman arrives, challenges him, and shakes the foundation of the society he has cre

KNIFEFIGHTER (6m, 5w plus ensemble): A play inspired by and designed for stage combatants. In a post-apocalyptic future, one man rules by the edge of the knife until a woman arrives, challenges him, and shakes the foundation of the society he has created, only to reforge the world to her own corrupted ideals.

SHIP OF FOOLS (2m, 2w plus ensemble): Inspired by the European legend, Jimmy awakens finds himself hurdling through space with no knowledge of his direction or purpose. There he meets a fallen priest, a blind soldier, and an aging socialite, and dis

SHIP OF FOOLS (2m, 2w plus ensemble): Inspired by the European legend, Jimmy awakens finds himself hurdling through space with no knowledge of his direction or purpose. There he meets a fallen priest, a blind soldier, and an aging socialite, and discovers more about himself and his inhabitants than he ever thought possible.

Projects looking for Commissions

¡TORERA! (2w, 4m plus ensemble): Inspired by the life of matadora Pat McCormick, worlds collide in this fast-paced, music-and-dance theatrical epic. In 1950s Mexico, a young white American woman dreams of one thing…bullfighting. With the help of her

¡TORERA! (2w, 4m plus ensemble): Inspired by the life of matadora Pat McCormick, worlds collide in this fast-paced, music-and-dance theatrical epic. In 1950s Mexico, a young white American woman dreams of one thing…bullfighting. With the help of her defamed mentor, she embarks on a journey that no woman has yet accomplished: becoming a professional bullfighter.

ALLY (1m): An examination of what it means to be a racial/ethnic/cultural ally in the modern era, as seen through the story of Peter Norman, the little known ally of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who stood with solidarity with them during their momen

ALLY (1m): An examination of what it means to be a racial/ethnic/cultural ally in the modern era, as seen through the story of Peter Norman, the little known ally of Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who stood with solidarity with them during their momentous moment of protest during the 1968 Olympics.