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Birthplace
Nilo Cruz was born in Matanzas, Cuba on October 10, 1961, Nilo Cruz is now about 62 years old -
Family
His father was put in prison for trying to leave Cuba, so Nilo was raised by his mother, aunt, and his two older sisters. “Nilo Cruz.” Enotes.com, Enotes.com, www.enotes.com/topics/nilo-cruz#:~:text=A%20staunch%20opponent%20of%20the%20new%20communist%20government%2C,resulted%20from%20Cuba%E2%80%99s%20ties%20with%20the%20Soviet%20Union. -
He grew up in Little Havana
When Cruz was about 13 years old, his parents and he moved to Miami, leaving his sisters behind. He picked up English quickly and began writing poetry. “Nilo Cruz.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Feb. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilo_Cruz. -
Education
Nilo Cruz went to community college in Miami where he found an interest in directing, acting, and editions. His mentor Teresa María Rojas told him he was a writer, not a director. He then directed a scene from Mud, which caught the eye of Maria Irene Fornés. She found the artist incubation project and immediately offered him a spot on the team. -
Nilo Cruz came out
Nilo Cruz comes out as openly gay despite the fact that doing so would ruin his reputation as a playwright and director. -
First play he was in
Nilo Cruz's debut play was Night Train to Bolia. The play takes place in the middle of the 1980s in Latin America. The nation engages in guerilla warfare because starvation and mistreatment are threats. In this drama, two young people leave their small-town village in search of a better life in the big metropolis. Which for them was a thin border between naive imagination and terrible reality. Cruz, Nilo. “Nilo Cruz Biography: List of Works, Study Guides & Essays.” GradeSaver -
Dancing on Her Knees
Dancing on Her Knees was shown in the Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York. This play is about a lonely transgender woman who tries to summon the spirit of er dead lover. -
Two Sisters and a Piano
The story of two sisters who are imprisoned for speaking out against an oppressive political system is the focus of the play Two Sisters and a Piano. -
A Bicycle Country
In order to have a brighter future for themselves, three Cubans who are the subject of this drama built a raft at home and crossed the Caribbean Sea in search of a chance to live freely and with hope. -
Best Teacher
At Brown University, New York University Calactin, and a few additional schools, he was recognized as the top instructor for playwriting. At McCarter Theater, he also wrote plays. -
Two diffrente dates on his plays
I think in the 2000's he made books out of some of his plays. -
Anna in the Tropics
One of his most popular plays that he ever wrote was Anna in the Tropics. -
Pulitzer Prize
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Anna in the Tropics. And became the second Latino to win this type of award. -
Beauty of the Father
This is a play about a young American girl who travels to Spain to meet her estranged father and becomes romantically involved with his Moroccan companion. This passionate triangle explores the conflict between love and sacrifice. -
Awards
Cruz earned the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Anna in the Tropics. In the middle of his career, Cruz received the 2009 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Prize for a noteworthy American playwright. In 2010, Whittier College awarded Cruz an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) degree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilo_Cruz#:~:text=In%20200 -
The Color of Desire
The play The Color of Desire, which takes place in 1960 Havava, is about an unemployed American businessman and a Cuban actress. Their connection turns into an example for the broken love affair between their nations. -
I am theather
In one of the interviews, he said that we have always knew that he was going to be a part of theater, but he didn't what we wanted to do in the theater world. YouTube, YouTube, 17 Nov. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B_HY0EixrE&themeRefresh=1. -
Sotto Voce
In the drama Sotto Voce, a young Jewish-Cuban man is driven to uncover recollections of the S.S. St. Louis, which Nazi Germany sent to Cuba in 1939 carrying Jewish refugees but was turned away by Cuba, the United States, and Canada. -
Bathing in Moonlight
In the drama Bathing in Moonlight, Father Monroe, a Catholic priest, develops feelings for Marcela, a stunning Havana native who plays the piano at the church. -
Why do we need art?
Art is a means of watching and understanding human behavior. It's a means of understanding humanity, as well as how we view ourselves, how we live, and how others live. It's a way of connecting with our emotions as well, and he believe that when we connect with our emotions, we connect with our humanity, and when we connect with humanity, we connect with our spirituality. -
Some of his work
Night Train to Bolina (1995)
A Park in Our House (1995)
Two Sisters and a Piano (1998)
A Bicycle Country (1999)
Anna in the Tropics (2002)
Lorca in a Green Dress (2003)
Capricho (2003)
Beauty of the Father (2006)
The Color of Desire (2010)
Hurricane (2010)
Soto Voce (2014)
Bathing in Moonlight (2016)
Exquisita Agonía (Exquisite Agony) (2018) “Nilo Cruz.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Feb. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilo_Cruz#Work. -
Citations
https://prabook.com/web/nilo.cruz/3776580#:~:text=Nilo%20Cruz%20is%20a%20Cuban-United%20States%20playwright%20and,Nilo%20Cruz%2C%20a%20shoe%20salesman%2C%20and%20Tina%20Cruz. https://www.celebsagewiki.com/nilo-cruz https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2016/art-talk-playwright-nilo-cruz https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/A-Conversation-with-Playwright-Nilo-Cruz/3243.html