The Cook
by Eduardo Machado
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its dramatic depth while noting some shortcomings in dialogue. Many find the exploration of personal stories amidst political upheaval compelling and poignant.
Synopsis
Drama
Charcters: 2 male 3 female
Interior Set
As Fidel Castro storms Habana a wealthy Batistlano is forced to flee to America with her husband and unborn child.
Adria begs her cook a proud and loyal woman who values her mistress's friendship to promise she will protect the mansion from the communist upheaval.
Over the next forty years Gladys keeps this promise despite tremendous emotional and physical loss.
When Adria's daughter vacations in Cuba and comes to
Press Reviews
"Completely riveting.''"
— Newsday
Publication
The Cook is a American play written by Eduardo Machado and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).
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Samuel French · 2011 · 84 pp
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