In the Dominican Republic in the mid-20th century, Generalisimo Rafael Trujillo (El Jefe) ruled his tiny but strategic country with the brutal extravagance of a modern day Napoleon. Nothing threatened his fantasy of unlimited power - nothing except a secret underground movement, at the center of which were four sisters known by the code name butterflies.
The gently blooming but unstoppable resistance against the dictator by Patria, Ded?, Minerva, and Mar?a Teresa inspired novelist Julia Alvarez to write the best-selling book, In the Time of the Butterflies.
The novel was selected as one of the Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association and has been chosen by communities all across America as a must-read through the National Endowment for the Arts? ?Big Read? program.
Obie Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich (a UCSD grad) is one of America?s leading adaptors of Latin American literature.
Svich has now crafted the English language world premiere of a play with music about four sisters fighting for their dignity and freedom.
Based on the Novel by: Julia Alvarez; Directed by Todd Salovey and Herbert Siguenza
Cost/Admission: $18 - $47
Location:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA
Dates and Times:
Ongoing until January 26
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8:00 PM
Wednesdays, Sundays 7:00 PM
Sunday, January 12 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 18 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 25 - 2:00 PM
Sunday January 26 - 2:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sdrep.org
The gently blooming but unstoppable resistance against the dictator by Patria, Ded?, Minerva, and Mar?a Teresa inspired novelist Julia Alvarez to write the best-selling book, In the Time of the Butterflies.
The novel was selected as one of the Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association and has been chosen by communities all across America as a must-read through the National Endowment for the Arts? ?Big Read? program.
Obie Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich (a UCSD grad) is one of America?s leading adaptors of Latin American literature.
Svich has now crafted the English language world premiere of a play with music about four sisters fighting for their dignity and freedom.
Based on the Novel by: Julia Alvarez; Directed by Todd Salovey and Herbert Siguenza
Cost/Admission: $18 - $47
Location:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA
Dates and Times:
Ongoing until January 26
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8:00 PM
Wednesdays, Sundays 7:00 PM
Sunday, January 12 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 18 - 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 25 - 2:00 PM
Sunday January 26 - 2:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sdrep.org
