The Color of Desire [And] Hurricane
Two Plays
"The words of Nilo Cruz waft from the stage like a scented breeze. They sparkle and prickle and swirl, enveloping those who listen in both specific place and time . . . and in timeless passions that touch us all."-- The Miami Herald
One of the United States' most-produced Cuban American writers, Nilo Cruz employs his signature poetic imagery and vivid language to tender and humorous effect in this pair of his newest works. The Color of Desire , set in 1960 Havana, revolves around a passionate romance between an American businessman and an out-of-work Cuban actress. As the relationship becomes a metaphor for their countries' ruptured love affair, Cruz artfully weds magical realism to a familial story that is touching, harrowing, and funny. In Hurricane , a damaged family--a fire-and-brimstone missionary; his wife, who he saved in more than the spiritual sense; and their adopted son, who seems to have materialized from the ocean--face a shocking crisis when a hurricane ravages their Caribbean town. A celebration of humility, generosity, and kindness, Cruz's play explores the nature of identity, faith, and the redemptive power of love.
Nilo Cruz is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna in the Tropics , as well as A Park in Our House , A Bicycle Country , Dancing on Her Knees , Night Train to Bolina , Two Sisters and a Piano , and other works.
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LITERATURE Drama Cru | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |