Juanita has reluctantly moved to a small Arizona town so her husband Jared can begin a new government job. Jared surprises her with a canvas, easel, brushes and paints, hoping it will reignite her passion for painting and make her more comfortable in their new home. Her attempts to paint a family portrait are disrupted by an otherworldly presence in their home, revealing a nightmare in her midst.  She solicits the help of her sister to perform a ritual cleansing, but soon tensions mount and buried secrets are revealed.  Prodded by her visions, Juanita must reclaim Mexican-American identity and answer the call of the ancestors.

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Meet the Cast of Woman on Fire
Odette Gutiérrez del Arroyo (Juanita)
Is thrilled to be making her Creative Cauldron debut! Recent credits include, Toni/Veronica U/S in The Other Americans (Arena Stage), Janet Van de Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone (Workhouse Arts Center), Daniela in In the Heights (NextStop Theatre), Aggie in Finn the Musical:Workshop (The Kennedy Center). Other credits include: Tania in Native Gardens (Aldersgate Community Theater), Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (The Arlington Players), Anita in West Side Story (Columbus Children's Theatre), Vivienne in Legally Blonde (Off the Lake Productions). When not performing, you can find Odette practicing medicine as a Physician Assistant in the DMV area and most importantly, being a mommy to her 3 year old son, Luca. Odette wishes to thank her family for their unwavering support! She couldn't do this without them! IG: @odette_gutierrezdelarroyo
Evan Crump (Jared)
Is thrilled to be in his first performance with Creative Cauldron.  Selected recent credits include: Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption (NextStop), Hamlet in Hamlet (Frederick Shakespeare Festival), Talbott in The Other Room (The Kennedy Center), and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (First Stage).  He teaches theatre and English at Montgomery College and is the Founding Artistic Director of Unstrung Harpist Productions, where his direction of Richard II was recently nominated for several Broadway World awards.  The only thing that winds him up as much as acting is Terrapin basketball.
Lenny Mendez (Paola)
Is a Bolivian-Argentinian artist. She is a company member of GALA Hispanic theatre and Creative Cauldron. Select DC-area theatre credits include Chicks in Heaven, Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Audrey: The New Musical, Madeline’s Christmas, Monarch: A Mexican-American Musical, The Christmas Angel, The Snow Queen, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Princess and the Pea, Alice in Wonderland, and Snow White at Creative Cauldron, Espejos: Clean and Downstate at Studio Theatre, Prom Night, Jardin Salvaje (Native Gardens), and Picasso at GALA Hispanic Theatre and Laughs in Spanish at 1st Stage. She also appeared in other works with The Kennedy Center, Mosaic Theatre, Workhouse Arts Center, and The Alden theatre. She received her B.F.A. in Theatre (Acting and Directing) from George Mason University and is a Circle in the Square Theatre School on Broadway alumna. On social media @lennyyy_mendez (instagram)
Nadia Palacios (Araceli)
Has also portrayed Carmel Cato in Fires in the Mirror (Laurel Mill Playhouse) Romaine Heilger in Witness for the Prosecution (Bowie Community Theatre), Keegan Dean in FIVEPlay (Greenbelt Arts Center) and Ana Sofia in The Palacios Sisters (GALA Hispanic Theatre). Nadia would like to thank her acting coach, Dr. Vera Katz, for helping her develop her technique and honing her craft.
Leela Avilés-Dawson (Swing/Understudy)
Is a DMV raised actor, songwriter, recording artist and graduate of Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Regional Credits include Diana Morales in A Chorus Line (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor), Maria u/s in The Sound of Music, Maria Delgado in 9 to 5, Lorraine in Jersey Boys (Toby's Dinner Theatre), Sonia & Sally u/s in She Persisted (Adventure Theatre). Additional D.C. credits include Rapunzel in Into The Woods (RMT) and María in The Sound of Music (2nd Star Productions)