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All performances are fully reserved at this time! We begin taking a waiting list for the current performance when the box office opens (30 minutes prior to curtain) on the day of the show. We do get cancellations and no-shows at the door, so come on down! Please note: Central Works Subscribers always get priority for cancellations and for the waiting list.
National Book Award finalist Cristina García, gender-bending comedian Marga Gomez, and Grammy-winning bongocero Carlos Caro team up with a full cast of Latinx actors to bring Garcias colorful portrait of the Cuban cultural and political landscape to the stage.
Two combative octogenarians: one in Cuba, a ruthless dictator, El Comandante, maintains an ineffectual grip on power while pretending that neither his crumbling nation nor his rapidly deteriorating health are headed for disaster. The other, in steamy Miami, irascible exile Goyo Herrera plots revenge, hell-bent on staying alive long enough to see the dictator to his grave. Both are coming to terms with loves lost, people wronged, failing health, and the legacies theyll soon enough be leaving behind. What will get El Comandante firstold age, or old Goyo?
World Premiere #60: from the Central Works Writers Workshop
Written by Cristina García (based on her novel)
Directed by Gary Graves
Featuring: Marco Aponte, Leticia Duarte, Elaina Garrity, Ben Ortega, Steve Ortiz, and Marga Gomez as El Comandante
Percussive Accompaniment: Carlos Caro (bongocero)
Production team: Tammy Berlin, Alandra Hileman, Vanessa Ramos, Gregory Scharpen & Debbie Shelley
Production Sponsors: The RHE Foundation and Wilder Green Art Fund
King of Cuba is also made possible with the generous support of the Actors Equity, Kenneth Rainin and Sam Mazza Foundations, and the East Bay Fund for Artists.
Performances:
Thursday-Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Post-show Talk-backs: Sunday June 22 & July 12
Ticket Prices:
Preview, May 20: $22
General Admission: $30-$38
Sliding scale admission for remaining seats is always available at the theater 30 minutes prior to performance (tickets only sold at the door for the May 11 preview).
The show runs 120 minutes with a ten minute intermission.
Sorry, no late seating; please arrive early - parking can be challenging.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, call 510.558.1381 or email us at info@centralworks.org.
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LocationCentral Works at the Berkeley City Club (View)
2315 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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