Freshworks: Moire del Carmen
KST Presents
Baquiné
Friday & Saturday, October 3 – 4, 2025
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including post-show discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15 – $30
Baquiné is an absurd romp through death and back, written and performed by Puerto Rican trans artist Moire del Carmen. This one-act play follows Moire and her friends as they grapple with loss, trying to make art while the seductive pull of death threatens to consume them. With humor and absurdity, Baquiné explores identity, mourning, and the artistic process, as Moire spirals in her attempts to write herself out of sorrow. What happens when grief is met with laughter, love, and the transformative power of art?
Most of all, this play is about Theater.
The artist invites you to wear black to be part of the theme, but come as you are; all are welcome.
Content Disclosure: This performance includes strong language, partial nudity, and simulated substance use, as well as mention of death and suicide, substance abuse, and sexual assault.
Photo Credit: Moire del Carmen
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The Choice
Friday & Saturday, November 7 – 8
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including post-show discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15 – $30
- ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Moire del Carmen is a multidisciplinary artist and actress from Puerto Rico, whose work blends functionality, craft, costuming, and portraiture. With an MFA in Costume Production from Carnegie Mellon University, she bridges craft and performance, using costuming as a tool to embody and dramatize the experiences of trans women, drawing inspiration from drag culture. She views the manipulation of thread and fabric as an affirmation of her gender identity, while reflecting on the historical undervaluing of “domestic arts.”