May 27– June 29, 2008
It’s a birthday party nobody will forget, a hilarious human comedy with a warm Latin heart. Abuela, matriarch of a Cuban-exile family is turning 75. Much-married Maritza and her teenage daughter, Marty, have driven in from Texas. Live-at-home single son, Tio, wants everything to go smoothly, but as the punch flows, the Miami sky turns stormy and Eric, the handsome gardener arrives, the party unravels. Meanwhile, Alexandros, Abuela’s bad-tempered pooch becomes the catalyst for an emotional meltdown in which closet doors open, truths tumble out and the bonds of family love are inspiringly reasserted.
From the author of the acclaimed Sonia Flew.
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