Spoiler Paragraph for Teatro Vista's The Madres

The last scene of the play was, in my opinion, the most powerful. It was really hard to see Carolina and Belén getting torn apart from each other. Carolina's reaction to figuring out that her plan to get her daughter back was not as foolproof as she thought it was, and just watching her break down, was so powerful. The actor did a great job at really showing how she was feeling at that exact moment; there was this moment where I saw her switch from being so happy to see her daughter to realizing it would be over in a few minutes. You see how desperate she is in that moment. And Josefina isn't sobbing, but you can still see how scared she is and how she feels like she has to be strong for her daughter. You see her make the decision to join with her daughter in dangerous protest because she sees the true evil of those holding her granddaughter captive. Those people have turned the neighbor boy Diego into a monster. It is scary how powerless everyone is over this one man, Diego, just because he feels entitled to control over these people's lives because he works for the government. There are all these very strong people in the room during this scene, but Diego has the most power because of the terrible people who have his back. Everyone else in the room wants to use their power for good and not just for power. I feel like this is insanely relevant now because many countries are run by people who don't think of their citizens' needs but instead of how they can have more power for themselves and be feared. Return to the review.