By Eduardo Machado
Directed by Molly Smith
Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
October 8 - November 21, 2021
Can one woman change the mind of a man and the fate of a nation? Fidel Castro’s most trusted confidant and political partner, Celia Sánchez, is never far from his side as he grapples with how to move his country forward. It’s 1980 and a failing economy has led 10,000 Cuban citizens to seek asylum at the Peruvian Embassy in Cuba. Castro must decide what kind of a leader he wants to be: merciful or mighty. Imbued with magical realism, Arena Stage’s seventh Power Play imagines a conversation between Cuba’s most influential female revolutionary and its most notorious political leader in a contest between morality and power.
Celia and Fidel is a fictional play inspired by historic events.
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Friday, October 8, 2021 8:00PM
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 7:30PM
Celia and Fidel
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 7:30PM
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By Eduardo Machado Directed by Molly Smith Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle October 8 - November 21, 2021 Can one woman change the mind of a man and the fate of a nation? Fidel Castro’s most trusted confidant and political partner, Celia Sánchez, is never far from his side as he grapples with how to move his country forward. It’s 1980 and a failing economy has led 10,000 Cuban citizens to seek asylum at the Peruvian Embassy in Cuba. Castro must decide what kind of a leader he wants to be: merciful or mighty. Imbued with magical realism, Arena Stage’s seventh Power Play imagines a conversation between Cuba’s most influential female revolutionary and its most notorious political leader in a contest between morality and power. Celia and Fidel is a fictional play inspired by historic events.
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