OBIE Award winner José Rivera (A.C.T.'s Brainpeople, Marisol), the Academy Award–nominated screenwriter of The Motorcycle Diaries, explores the ineffable dreams of lovers in this brilliant new work. Passion and humor collide in an exuberant Puerto Rican village in 1953, where Flora's search for true love follows an unexpected course. Spanning almost 40 years later in America, a daring second act probes the darker mysteries of marriage—all while reverberating the gorgeous sounds of Latin love songs, or boleros.
"Rivera's writing is breathtakingly poetic"
The New York Times
Koret Prologue*
May 12, 4:30 p.m.
Get inside the artistic process—come early for a preperformance discussion with the director and a member of the A.C.T. artistic staff.
Koret Audience Exchanges*
May 19, 7 p.m.
May 31, 2 p.m.
June 3, 2 p.m.
After the show, stick around for a lively Q&A session with the actors, moderated by a member of the A.C.T. artistic staff.
OUT with A.C.T.
May 20, 8 p.m.
LGBT night at A.C.T. features a catered afterparty and a cast meet and greet. Visit www.act-sf.org/out for more information about how to subscribe to OUT nights.
*Discussions are free for ticket holders. Please note that performance times vary.
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Insight into the Play, the Playwright, and the Production
Each entertaining and informative issue of Words on Plays, A.C.T.'s in-depth performance guide series, contains a synopsis, advance program notes, study questions, and additional background information about the historical and cultural context of the play.
Words on Plays is available for purchase in the lobby of the theater during performances or online ($12 each + postage and handling). To subscribe to the full season ($70), call 415.749.2250.
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