Manual for a Desperate Crossing
by María Irene Fornés
Directed by Coya Paz
Chicago Premiere
'Dedicated to Horacio, and to thousands of men, women and children who perished crossing the Florida straights [sic] on rickety rafts.'In 1994 more than 35,000 Cubans tried to flee Cuba in what ever homemade rafts they could fashion. Culled from numerous interviews with survivors of the crossing, Manual for a Desperate Crossing was originally written as an opera libretto and it is adapted for the theatrical stage for the first time.
Manual for a Desperate Crossing was presented in English with Spanish.
Performances were at the Lincoln Square Theatre
Artists
Featuring: Allison Carvalho, Jazmin Corona, "Esteban Andres Cruz, Rudy Galvan, Ulises Range, Eszter Kiss, Rafael FrancoDirector: Coya Paz
Movement Director: Esteban Andres Cruz
Lighting/Sound Design: "Tony Adams
Production Stage Manager: Derrick York
Assistant to the Director: Brandi Stepp
09-10 Season Four
Alcyone 10 Shows
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