Two Sisters and a Piano
by Nilo Cruz

Name: Two Sisters and a Piano
Brand: Nilo Cruz
SKU: 9780822219828
Rating: 3.87 (85 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Two Sisters and a Piano Book Cover — Two Sisters and a Piano Cover

Highlights

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Male

90 mins1990sRole(s) for Latine Actor(s)Bare Stage/Simple SetContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Set in 1991, during the Pan American Games in Havana and while the Russians are pulling out of Cuba, this play portrays two sisters, Maria Celia, a novelist, and Sofia, a pianist, serving time under house arrest.

Passion infiltrates politics when a lieutenant assigned to their case becomes infatuated with Maria Celia, whose literature he has been reading.

Press Reviews

"It's one of the most fascinating cat-and-mouse games to be seen on the stage."
— The Star-Ledger (NJ)

"Cruz's tightly constructed study of incarcerated sisters provides the spine for an authentic study of oppression that bends but never breaks the human spirit."
— Variety

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Sofia 24, the younger sister	female	—	24, the younger sister
Lieutenant Portuondo a man in his 30s	male	30s	a man in his 30s
Militia Guard a man in his 30s played by the actor playing Victor Manuel	male	30s	a man in his 30s played by the actor playing Victor Manuel
Victor Manuel a man in his 30s	male	30s	a man in his 30s
Maria Celia 36, the older sister	female	—	36, the older sister