Pulitzer Prize-winning Nilo Cruz tells the haunting story of early 20th Century Cuban exiles who escaped persecution by displacing to Florida. Running their own Cuban Cigar factory in the city of Tampa, the workers are rich with culture and tradition from their native country. As was common in Cuba, they hire a “lector” to read stories and news while they work in the factory. Juan Julian, the newly arrived lector, chooses to read Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, a story of love, passion and heartbreak. As the readings of Tolstoy’s novel entwine with the characters’ lives like the smoke of a rich cigar, the tale transforms them all. The women become transfixed with the story, and relationships evolve towards a deeper level of love, jealousy, hope, and tragedy.
Videos
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Colony Theater (12/6 - 12/15) | ||
Anastasia The Musical: Youth Edition presented by Inclusion Theatre Project
Area Stage Conservatory (6/14 - 6/16) | ||
Majah Issues Comedy Tour Comes to Miramar Cultural Center on June 21
Miramar Cultural Center / ArtsPark (6/21 - 6/21) | ||
Mystic Pizza
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (5/13 - 5/18) | ||
Mamma Mia!
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts [Dreyfoos Hall] (6/25 - 6/30) | ||
Hundred Days
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (7/17 - 8/11) | ||
Funny Girl
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (1/28 - 2/2) | ||
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