References to Salavador Dali Make Me Hot by José Rivera. íA surreal drama set in the desert of Barstow, California where Gabriela – wife of career soldier Benito – dives into a surreal fantasy world during her husband’s prolonged absences and imagines the mating rituals between a coyote and a cat. Rivera’s award-winning play celebrates the confusion that grows out of trying to understand not only the one you love but yourself as well.

Strange things happen in a moonlit backyard on the edge of the California Desert. The cat talks with a dangerously seductive coyote and the moon plays his violin for a lonely woman awaiting her husband’s return from war. When he arrives, broken and distant, the reality of their relationship seems as strange as the apparitions in the desert night. Jose Rivera, a contemporary master of magical realism and the painful and gritty realities of human relationships, has created a suddenly relevant play that explores the scars of war both on those who fight it and those who get left behind.

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Custom Made will comply with all county and city Covid-19 guidelines and recommendations.  All performers and staff are double-vaccinated and boosted, and all patrons will show proof of vaccination and booster upon entry.  Masks will be required in the theatre at all times, and concessions will not be permitted.