Elian

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>Fast-paced energetic and emotionally charged ELIÁN takes us back to 1999 when a young boy was found on the shores of Florida clinging to his life. This is a story of hope that soon falls under the watchful eye of the 24-hour news cycle. We know the story ends with a boy in a closet a gun pointed at him; but few of us know how it got to that moment. With explosive real-life personalities gripping moments and great compassion ELIÁN pulls back the curtain and reveals how American democracy really works.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>ELIÁN is factually grounded incredibly imaginative and impressively acted. Who knew a 'dramedy' about the Elián González custody battle could mix moving scenes with laugh-out-loud moments? ⁠-⁠Christine Dolen Artburst</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>Fast-paced touching and at times hilarious ... Undoubtedly live theater can heal. And in this case ELIÁN proves to be a cathartic experience ... [A] moving riveting and incisive play. ⁠-⁠Aaron Krause Artzine</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(117 117 117 1)>The play has razor-sharp observations ... ELIÁN is not really about Elián. It's about the political social and moral firestorm fueled by ego pride and bureaucracy that created one of the community-defining incidents in Cuban-American history. Rogelio Martinez's play recognizes the dramatic collision of culture politics passion and the value of family. It respects a multi-level tragedy whose lasting legacy was to unite a somewhat disjointed Cuban-American community to the point of possibly being responsible for derailing Al Gore's run for the presidency. ⁠-⁠Bill Hirschman Florida Theatre On Stage</span></p><p></p>