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Broken Eggs

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 5m

Eduardo Machado

"A rich play with an undertow of sorrow and rushes of anger and humor . . . Its young author has a strong comic voice and a passion to examine the meaning of people history." - New York Times

Broken Eggs

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    3w, 5m

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Summary
It's 1979 and Lizette Marquez is about to marry a nice Jewish boy in a ceremony at Woodland Hills Country Club that is costing thousands of dollars. While she and her extended three-generational family enjoy the fruits of material success in their adopted country, they remain haunted by memories of Cuba. They experience the cultural divide faced by Cuban Americans who feel they are 3000 miles from their real lives. In their idle fantasies, Cuba might still be reclaimed, so they cling to memories of a society displaced by the revolution.
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    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"A rich play with an undertow of sorrow and rushes of anger and humor . . . Its young author has a strong comic voice and a passion to examine the meaning of people history." - New York Times

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Eduardo Machado

Eduardo Machado
Eduardo Machado was born in Cuba and came to the United States when he was eight. He grew up in Los Angeles. He is the author of over forty plays. They include The Floating Island Plays, Once Removed, Stevie Wants To Play The Blues, A Burning Beach, Havana Is Waiting, and The ...
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