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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . The Latina actor-writer, best known for her role in Nickelodeon’s “Los Casagrandes,” meets grief with comedy in her one-woman show, which details the process of caring for her aging mother with Alzheimer’s disease.

How does one care for their aging parent without losing sight of their own identity?

The first thing Roxana Ortega will say is: “We have to not abandon ourselves.”

The L.A.-born Latina actress outlines the deeply emotional process of caring for an aging parent in her first play, “Am I Roxie?,” which premieres Sept. 11 and kicks off the Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season.

The production will remain through Oct. 5 at the Gil Cates Theater and is directed by Bernardo Cubr

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