Kiss of the Spider Woman

At its core, Kiss Of The Spider Woman is a story about survival - but at Lakewood Playhouse, it becomes a powerful meditation on what it means to be a hero.  Set inside a Latin American prison, two men - Valentín, a hardened revolutionary, and Molina, an imprisoned dreamer condemned for who he is - seem to stand on opposite sides of courage.  Yet as their walls slowly come down, acts of heroism emerge not through grand gestures, but through compassion, vulnerability, and the radical choice to see one another fully.

This is a story where heroism is not defined by strength alone, but by the bravery to imagine, to trust, and to care in a world that punishes all three.

Lakewood Playhouse - Building Community Through Theatre

5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW

Lakewood, WA 98499

boxoffice@lakewoodplayhouse.org
​Phone: (253) 588-0042

Character: Molina’s Mother