A vibrant space for connection, dialogue, and the celebration of theatrical works by women. Dedicated to amplifying their voices and perspectives, Mujeres Creando | Women Creating highlights their deep commitment to human rights through the transformative and unifying power of theater.
Water People Theater calls on Latin American and Spanish female writers to submit theatrical works exploring the theme of human rights. An international jury of accomplished professionals from theater, academia, poetry, and literature reviews the submissions, selecting outstanding texts to honor and showcase.
The winning PLAYS
On International Human Rights Day 2025, and as we begin the celebration of our 25th anniversary, Water People Theater proudly announces the winning theatrical texts of the third edition of Mujeres Creando 2026, the Human Rights Theatrical Concert Series, an initiative that reaffirms our ongoing commitment to women’s voices in contemporary theater and to the creation of works in defense of human rights.
Congratulations to the awarded authors!
Our international jury, composed of renowned creators, playwrights, and advocates of Hispanic theater including Egla Hassan, Sonia Chocrón, Indira Páez, Belén Galain, Neher Jacqueline Briceño, and Rebeca Alemán, selected the winning texts based on the quality, innovation, and depth of their human-rights-driven dramatic proposals, highlighting the power of theater written by women to address the challenges of our time.
The Theatrical Concerts of the three winning plays will be presented at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago in March, on Monday the 9th and Monday the 16th, as part of Women’s Month, and will culminate on Friday, March 27, in celebration of World Theatre Day.
Water People Theater celebrates the extraordinary participation in this edition: 42 submissions, of which seven were preselected and sent to the jury for final evaluation.
We are deeply grateful to all the Spanish-speaking playwrights who, from different countries and realities, shared their perspectives, courage, and the strength of their stories. Each submitted work confirms the urgent need to sustain spaces for creation where theater written by women engages with human rights, challenges our societies, and opens paths of memory, resistance, and transformation.