{"id":520122,"date":"2022-04-20T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=520122"},"modified":"2023-05-17T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T14:38:29","slug":"marisol-jose-rivera-international-theatre-program-520122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/marisol-jose-rivera-international-theatre-program-520122\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry, dreamscapes, and magical realism infuse Jos\u00e9 Rivera\u2019s Marisol<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 做厙勛圖<\/a>\u2019s International Theatre Program<\/a> presents Jos\u00e9 Rivera\u2019s Obie Award-winning drama Marisol <\/em>for its spring 2022 production.<\/p>\n

Rivera is the first Puerto Rican writer nominated for an Academy Award (for the screenplay for the film The Motorcycle Diaries<\/em>) and is one of the most significant Latinx writers at work in theater and film today. The contemporary drama dives into a post-apocalyptic world where Angels and God spill over to the earth, while centered on the struggles of a young Puerto Rican woman named Marisol Perez. The play\u2014infused with poetry, dreamscapes, and magic realism\u2014explores religion, politics, and war.<\/p>\n

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The cast and crew of Marisol<\/em> share a behind-the-scenes look at the production process.<\/p>\n