Sonia Flew

Name: Sonia Flew
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Melinda Lopez
ISBN: 9781580815420

Author: Melinda Lopez

Narrator: Hector Elizondo, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works

Published: 11/01/2007

Categories: Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Theater

Synopsis

A powerful story of love and sacrifice that The Boston Globe calls an "extraordinary achievement by an emerging playwright." Sonia, a Cuban exiled during Castro's rise to power, is forced to relive her tumultuous childhood when her only son enlists in the military following 9/11. Using humor and sensitivity, SONIA FLEW paints a lyrical portrait of two families in two countries over a 40-year span.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Philip Casnoff, Hector Elizondo, James Martinez, Rachel Nicks, Isabelle Ortega and Elizabeth Pena.

Reviews

Goodreads review by aud on November 16, 2022

I forgot to update this a few days ago oopsies I definitely liked act 2 better than act 1, but this play has so many weird elements that they never tied up ?? like sonia's dad (forgetting his name rn) hitting pilar? that was never talked about again? or even just the reunion between zak and sonia.........more

Goodreads review by anela on March 05, 2023

I think I missed the nuances of this play but it was good nonetheless......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 21, 2024

This play was good, but the only major flaw it struggled with was that it had two separate stories. I was lost about Sonia's past until I reached the very end of Act 2. I had to reread Act 1 after I finished Act 2 to understand the grand scheme of the play. Translating this onstage may help fill the......more