“Ghosts of Bogota” Directed by Malini Singh McDonald

The Statera community is made up of incredible artists, actively forwarding the gender parity movement through their participation in Statera Mentorship, Membership, and through their own individual work. We continue to be inspired by their innovation through the last few months, as they find ways to continually create while honoring social distancing.

Today we are excited to share a recent project with you from Malini Singh McDonald, who is a Statera member as well as a mentor for our NYC Mentorship Chapter!

Malini Singh McDonald, Statera Mentor, New York City Chapter

Malini set a goal for herself in 2020: Work on a women-led play and process in honor of the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. As the pandemic took hold, this goal seemed immensely challenging, but she maintained her intention.

In May, Malini was invited to direct a virtual reading of "The Ghosts of Bogota," a new play by LatinX playwright, Diana Burbano, with Four Walls Theater. Not only was this a project with a woman playwright, director, and women-led production team, it was also a powerful piece about trauma, the immigrant experience, and inner strength--everything Malini had hoped for in a production, except an actual stage. Check out the interview about the piece below, as well as a recording from the staged reading which happened live on May 23rd!

Interview with malini:

“Ghosts of bogota” performance:

Check out our Statera Membership Spotlight on Malini Singh McDonald here.