Sonnets for an Old Century
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 31, 1969
Closed Oct 26, 2003
Opened Dec 31, 1969
Closed Oct 26, 2003
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Inspired by Spoon River Anthology, Jose Rivera wrote Sonnets for an Old Century in 1998. The play offers a surprising look at what it means to be alive--as seen from the afterlife; an afterlife filled with lyricism, power and whimsy, as few but Rivera could describe it. The multicultural cast of characters confronts the play's central event--their last chance to address lifelong passions--and as they do, they illuminate the full scope of American experience today. Emory Van Cleve directs.
There is a matinee October 26 at 3 PM.
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José Rivera, the Obie-winning author of Marisol and References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, employs an expansive, ecstatic, poetic tone in his work that few stage writers dare to attempt. His voice shimmers with imagery, at times yielding absurd comedy and, at other times, transcendent beauty.
Rivera's new play, Sonnets for an Old Century, evinces much of the Puerto Rican native's lyrical power, and a good bit of his preciousness. But the production itself, while billed as a workshop, is so well acted -- it's a large cast, powerfully directed by Emory Van Cleve -- that we are captivated. Only at times does the staging sag with the sentimentality that stems from Rivera's tendency[...]