Sarita
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Play Description
When young Sarita sees her crush, Julio, flirting with other women, she vows to do the same with men, and at fourteen she becomes pregnant. She does not know by whom. After giving birth, she runs away and belatedly becomes Julio's lover, but his inconstancy wears on her. Even when she finally leaves him and marries a new man, Mark, she cannot give up Julio, who continues to torment her and eventually drives her into a murderous rage, the cost of which will be her sanity and freedom. Piano score available for perusal or production on request. Additional musical parts: bass, guitar, percussion, and trumpet.
Production Info
Cast: 7 total (3 female, 4 male)Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Multiple Sets
Contemporary Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Something beautiful: that’s clear from the beginning … Every image, every shadow, is lyrical, evocative, and functional. This is true of the words, the music, the characters …” —Erika Munk, The Village Voice
“Playwright María Irene Fornés … spoke in the steely voice of a writer who knew exactly what she intended with every word, every gesture. [Her] spare direct poetry was crystal-clear. SARITA — a musical about a young Cuban woman in 1940s New York torn between the gentle man she wants to love and the jerk she can’t stay away from … The play is two acts of ten short scenes each, spanning a total of eight years. They’re brief flashes of light that show us the formative moments of Sara Fernandez’s life — that connect to form a confining pattern that drives her toward madness and violence …” —Scott Rosenberg, San Francisco Examiner
Book Information
Publisher | PAJ Books |
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Publication Date | 7/1/2001 |
Pages | 152 |
ISBN | 9780933826830 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
Originally produced by INTAR, New York
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
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