how to make an American Son

Runs Apr 3May 10, 2026
By Christopher Oscar Peña
Directed by Ben Villegas Randle

Whose Privileged Life Is It Anyway? 

A Madonna concert. Stealing Dad’s credit card. Sounds like a great idea! Teenage Orlando enjoys a lavish and privileged life-thanks to his family’s successful business. But, his Honduran-born father has different ideas of where his hard-earned cash should go. This audacious new comedy dares to ask: who is entitled to privilege? 

how to make an American Son is a Regional Premiere in the Walker Theatre.

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“Peña’s work succeeds in simultaneously touching our hearts, stimulating our minds, and examining our society” – David Henry Hwang

“Deliciously original storytelling” – Willamette Weekly

“A riveting new play” – Broadway World