La Mariposa
Cast and Creative Team
Sofia Marks
Creator/Performer
Sofía Leonila Marks is a performer and multidisciplinary theater artist based in Portland. She trained with PETE’s Institute of Contemporary Performance (ICP), class of 2022, and graduated from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in Theatre and Biology. Sofía recently performed in Shaking the Tree’s Forbidden Fruit as the Apple, and in PETE’s, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov, as Anya. She also devised and performed in her original works: “La Mariposa” “There is Darkness and There is Darkness” and “Con serpientes vengo yo” or “I come with snakes.” In these performances, she explored her relationship with her body, femininity, monstrosity, and shame. The Aztec snake goddess Quetzalcoatl, “the one who is at one with the beasts,” was the inspiration for the performance and served as a guide for Sofía’s search for balance and self-acceptance. For Sofía, her body is a site of reflection, and a ritual tool for remembering herself and engaging in the borderlands of her identity as a mixed Latina in America. Through the transformative process of performance, she can push the limits of her body and voice in hopes of unraveling herself before an audience.
Isabel McTighe
Director
Isabel Strongheart McTighe is a performance artist and facilitator specializing in devised and collaborative theatre making. They hold a BA in Theatre with a distinction in Performance from Lewis and Clark College, are a graduate of From the Ground Up’s Young Women’s Residency, PETE’s Institute for Contemporary Performance, and the SITI Company’s Skidmore Summer Intensive. Their work is rooted in emergent strategy and a daily practice of community care.
Recent directing credits include Kite Songs (CoHo Productions, Nightlife), Big League Chew (PETE’s a/void/fest), Certain Death and Other Considerations (Edinburgh Fringe, Echo Theatre Company L.A.), and La Mariposa (All Boats PDX, Many Hats Collaboration). Performance credits include The Lovers (PETE’s a/void/fest) and I Think of You: Illuminating Mass Incarceration from the Inside Out (Lewis and Clark College and PCS). Isabel’s solo performance work has been produced by The Verdancy Project.
Mia Webster
Stage Manager
Originally from Philadelphia, Mia is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College. In the rare instances that she isn’t working as an SM or a PA, Mia enjoys venturing out into the nature that brought her to the PNW and eating her way through Portland’s restaurant scene with her girlfriend. Mia also extends a huge thank you to the friends and family who support her, near and far!