In the Time of the Butterflies
by Caridad Svich based on Julia Alvarez's novel
Directed by Ricardo Gutierrez
by Caridad Svich based on Julia Alvarez's novel
Directed by Ricardo Gutierrez
Teatro Vista Victory Gardens Theatre - Richard Christiansen Theatre April 16th, 2016 - May 22nd, 2016 Scenic Design: Andrei Onegin Costume Design: Uriel Gomez Lighting Design: Richard Norwood Sound Design: Brandon Reed Projection Design: Liviu Pasare Props Design: Jamie Karas |
Photos taken courtesy of Joel Masionet
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About The Play
Based on Julia Álvarez’s popular novel, In The Time of the Butterflies, is a fictionalized account of the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic. The sisters inspired resistance cells throughout the country against the dictatorial regime of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The ‘butterflies’, their secret code name, were brutally murdered by the regime in 1960. With immersive video and animation dispersed across the stage, the piece paints a visual dreamscape of the interior lives of the activist sisters, the beauty and ferocity of the natural world, and the music heard on the radio of the time.
The Sound Design
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Lyrics by Caridad Svich, Music by Gabe Ruiz
In the very last scene, we are treated to an original song that the sisters sing to the audience, in which despite their murder, justice was eventually served and the country was able to raise above the evil of Trujillo's regime.
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