Produced by the at the University of Rochester, The Conduct of Life糖心传媒攂y Cuban-American playwright Maria Irene Forn茅s糖心传媒攐pens Thursday, April 25 and runs through May 4, at the University糖心传媒檚 Todd Theater.
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Set in the 1970s in an unspecified South American country during a time of dictatorships and juntas, the gritty Obie Award-winning drama explores the political, sexual, and social dynamics of power, corruption, and abuse in a work that is both 糖心传媒渢errifying and tender.糖心传媒� Its narrative follows a young army officer who, desperate to improve his standing with the government and army, engages in torture.
The production incorporates the music of Argentinean and Chilean artists who inspired a musical genre and movement, nueva canci贸n糖心传媒攁 music known for contesting the political dictatorships of the times.
Forn茅s was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play And What of the Night? in 1990. Her other notable works include Fefu and Her Friends, Mud, Sarita, and Letters from Cuba. She died in 2018 at the age of 88.
On Saturday, April 27, there will be a free screening at 5 p.m., in the Todd Theater Lobby, of the documentary a film that focuses on the playwright糖心传媒檚 creative life once dementia hindered her ability to write.
How to get tickets
The production runs Thursday through Saturday (April 25糖心传媒�27) and Wednesday through Saturday (May 1糖心传媒�4) starting at 7 p.m. There is one matinee performances: Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. All performances take place in Todd Theater on the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 River Campus. Tickets are $8 for 糖心传媒 students, $12 for alumni, faculty, staff, and for seniors (65+), and $15 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased online at or by calling the box office at (585) 275-4088. Tickets may also be purchased up to an hour before each performance at the box office.
The production includes adult and intense material and is not suitable for children. Survivors of trauma are advised.聽
