The Happiest Song Plays Last
by Quiara Alegría Hudes

Name: The Happiest Song Plays Last
Brand: Quiara Alegría Hudes
SKU: 9780822231790
Rating: 3.99 (158 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Unit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the emotional depth and beautiful storytelling of the play, viewing it as a fitting conclusion to a trilogy. Many find the characters relatable and the integration of music to enhance the experience. However, some feel that it does not quite measure up to its predecessors, citing a feeling of disappointment with the ending.

Emotional and powerful performancesBeautiful storytellingRelatable charactersGreat integration of musicDisappointing compared to previous plays

Synopsis

THE STORY: In a barrio living room in North Philly, an activist-turned-music-professor moonlights as the local soup kitchen queen, cooking free rice and beans for any hungry neighbor.

Halfway around the world, her cousin relives his military trauma on the set of a docudrama that's filming in Jordan.

With the Egyptian revolution booming in the distance, these two young adults try to sing a defiant song of legacy and love in the face of local and global unrest.

Press Reviews

"Intensely engaging new drama. Hudes' story not only comes with the unmistakable whiff of authenticity but conveys how none of our lives are entirely ordinary, and how small stuff actually connects to all kinds of big stuff, be it matters of global import, community progress or the cliches of Hollywood representation. Hudes is a very accomplished storyteller, a playwright with an emergent, fulsome American narrative.“ —Chicago Tribune. ”As ever, Hudes' writing is poetic but wry, full of swagger and poetry. Oh, how the lines sing."
— Time Out New York