LA PALOMA PRISONER
Written by Raquel Almazan

La Paloma Prisoner is a multi-disciplinary play about the reclamation of identity
by incarcerated women in the Colombian prison system. A killer, nicknamed La Paloma, targets men who rape girls: during her incarceration, male rapists throughout Colombia continue to turn up dead, leading the public to believe she may have magical avenger abilities. Based on the true story of a group of female inmates selected every year as beauty queen contestants at the Buen Pastor prison in Bogotá, this new play interweaves the ritualistic journey of a “parade of prisoners” with Colombia’s social, political, and spiritual history. La Paloma begins to revolutionize not only the women’s lives, but prison society and the
world beyond its walls.

The Signature Theatre
480 West 42nd Street

April 24, 25


Free Admission