STEAMING IN CUBAN.(plays portraying the Cuban experience)(Brief Article)

THREE PLAYS ABOUT CUBA INHABIT MANHATTAN ISLAND

For more than 40 years, the mystery that is Cuba has spurred impassioned debates between islanders and exiles. While most of these discussions have been rhetorical, sometimes the ideological battle gives way to an argument over the human condition, and is best taken up by the arts. For a poignant moment this spring, three plays about the Cuban experience were playing at the same time in Manhattan, and the raised voices of the bully pulpits were softened into the poetry and dance of the stage.

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