Jose Carrasquillo, director of Anna in the Tropics, leads a pre-performance lecture exploring Nilo Cruz’s prevalent theme of escape in his plays; Cuban culture and immigration to south Florida in the early part of the century; the importance of the cigar culture in Cuban life; the role of a lector in a cigar factory; and how the extreme gender roles defined in the play intersect.
FREE EVENT
Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9578
Added by Clarice Smith Center on September 23, 2009