“Vieja el Ultimo” (The Last One´s A Sissy) By Larry Silberman, Perla Szuchmacher & Alegría Martínez

Ten-year-olds Mario and Frida arrive long before the start of a birthday party. They come in costume: he as a mariachi musician, she with a magician’s suit and a mask that does not reveal her gender. While they await the others, the children begin to play in harmonious partnership--until Frida loses her mask. Mario feels deceived and furious at having related with a girl, and what began as lighthearted play takes a competitive turn. Mario’s sexist prejudices are confronted with Frida’s egalitarian attitude. However, a sudden cut of electricity makes the lights go out, and the need to face their immediate fears reunited the two children.
This play is about sexism and its effects on children, and the importance of education within the family in dealing with this problem.
CONACULTA-Corunda Editorial, 1996.