La Puta Vida (This Bitch of a Life)
by Reinaldo Povod

Name: La Puta Vida (This Bitch of a Life)
Brand: Reinaldo Povod
SKU: 9780573662041
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

This extraordinary trilogy of short plays includes South of Tomorrow , Nijinsky Choked His Chicken , and Poppa Dio!

In the first, a suicidal young Hispanic man in a heroine shooting gallery turns out to be a martyr who miraculously gives an addicted black Vietnam veteran a new spiritual lease on life.

In the second, a homosexual man, who is ostensibly a victim of machismo culture, is revealed to be a pedophile.

In the final piece, an incest-minded stripper and hooker violently reckons with the son she raised.

Bookended by a confrontational narrator's call for an audience to wake up out of ignorance, this trilogy makes for an electrifying night of theatre.

Press Reviews

"Vivid! Povod's talent glistens."
— New York Post

"Marvelous. Povod is an artist. In the lowest misery, he sees hope and human possibility everywhere."
— The Village Voice

"A raw-edged knockout."
— United Press International

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
PAPO 20s; Hispanic; lean and handome; walks with a limp; boyish charm.	male	20s	20s; Hispanic; lean and handome; walks with a limp; boyish charm.
LOOKOUT Flexible.	—	—	Flexible.
ALLEY BO	—	—	—
RANDY A black man in his mid-30s.	male	mid-30s	A black man in his mid-30s.
RAISIN 12 year old boy; sturdy and handsome.	male	12	12 year old boy; sturdy and handsome.
CHINO Late 20s; Hispanic; sharp, distinct speech with a quick and virile mind.Poppa Dio!	—	20s	Late 20s; Hispanic; sharp, distinct speech with a quick and virile mind.Poppa Dio!
ANGELO Mid-30s; Hispanic; tall, restless abnd commanding.	—	30s	Mid-30s; Hispanic; tall, restless abnd commanding.
MAFIA 50 years old; mother of Angelo; young, eager, and well built; from Puerto Rico.	female	50	50 years old; mother of Angelo; young, eager, and well built; from Puerto Rico.