A letter written by jose rivera to the students of. Marisol and other plays kindle edition by jose rivera. Notable awards, obie award, goya award, academy award nom. The premise of marisol has a very sorrowful feel to it. The story of a young woman from the bronx, marisol is rich with the promise and the disappointments not only of life in new york, but of life itselfa life that, in the play at least, always seems to be mysteriously marked by the. Marisol perez, a young puerto rican woman, is a copy editor for a manhattan. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Theres a war in heaven, god is dying, and hes taking the universe with him. There was a period in the early 1990s when the magic. Rivera demonstrates brilliantly how dark irrational thoughts can ricochet into creating a dark horrific reality. Then were going to spread blood and vigor across the sky and reawaken the dwindling stars. Marisol and other plays by jose rivera and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Rivera s groundbreaking, obieawardwinning 1993 play reexamines the idea of apocalypse through the lens of the mesoamerican long count calendar and the theories surrounding the year 2012. As the play begins, marisol narrowly escapes a vicious attack by a golf. Download citation teaching a doll house, rachel, and marisol. Riveras play is angry, fearsome, fantastic, and poetically frenzied, without surrendering. Marisol by rivera, jose, 1999, dramatists play service edition, in english rev. Log in to get better recommendations with a free account. Jose rivera wrote this grimly imaginative drama in 1992, and it is sobering to observe how. Marisol by jose rivera jose rivera was born in puerto rico and his plays have been produced nationally, internationally, translated into seven languages, and won. Some find riveras play to follow not only in the tradition of magical realism but also of the theatre of the absurd as defined by. The first collection of plays by one of the most moving and astonishing writers of the last 15 years. A riveting nightmare vision theatre coup detats marisol.
Rivera was born in the santurce section of san juan, puerto rico in 1955. Marisol, currently being presented by luna stage in west orange, is a dark fantasia that reflects a number of the social and spiritual troubles of the early 1990s. Though critics reflexively class his work as magical realism, rivera s extravagant, original imagery always serves to illuminate the gritty realities and touching longings of our daily lives. This honors thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the theses, dissertations. Rivera s groundbreaking, obieawardwinning 1993 play reexamines the idea of apocalypse through the lens of the mesoamerican long count calendar and. Umar farooq spe 100 marisol by jose rivera a disturbing and disorienting play, marisol, written by jose rivera depicts the clash between the failing god and the angels ensue, the new york becomes an unsettling dystopia. Marisol by jose rivera in faus studio 1 theatre youtube. Marisol perez, a young latino woman, is a copy editor for a manhattan publisher. He is growing old and failing and incapable of maintaining goodness and order in the world. Marisol is presented by special arrangement with dramatists play service, inc.
Marisol, currently being presented by luna stage in west orange, is a dark fantasia that reflects a. He was raised in arecibo where he lived until 1959. Foundry theater at the atlantic and jose riveras massacre at rattlestick. John works with alejandra at the factory every day, admiring her beauty in silence. Marisol at the wellsmetz theatre is puerto rican born playwright jose rivera s obie award winning surreal account of a young puerto rican womans post apocalyptic odyssey in. Playwright jose rivera twists current conditions into a surreality spiraling outofcontrol. Although she has elevated herself into the white collar class, she continues to live alone in the dangerous bronx neighborhood of her childhood.
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