The residency aims to research and create the dramaturgy for the show Desperate Ploys, conceived and directed by Amanda Lyra. The play, which will have a preview performance at MIRADA, draws from works of contemporary Latin American women writers who explore horror and violence in narratives in which women have agency. Through a process of immersion and exchange between the creative team and the selected participants, the residency brings together table read and theater experimentations. 

Amanda Lyra has a degree from the USP School of Dramatic Arts. She has conceived and played parts in the plays: Quarto 19 [Room 19], for which she has been nominated to several acting awards, Tragédia: uma tragédia [Tragedy: A Tragedy], and Uma História Radicalmente Condensada da Vida Pós-Industrial [A Radically Abridged Story of Post-Industrial Life]. She was also a guest actress in the latest shows of the company Ultralíricos, directed by Felipe Hirsch, and she played parts in Teoria King Kong [The King Kong Theory], directed by Yara de Novaes, and Mãe Coragem [Mother Courage], directed by Daniela Thomas. Estratagemas Desesperados [Desperate Ploys] is her debut as a director. 

CREATIVE TEAM  
Amanda Lyra, Juuar, Danielli Mendes, Carlota Joaquina, Nilcéia Vicente, Maria Beraldo, Sarah Salgado, and Aura Cunha