Boleros for the disenchanted and other plays (1st ed.)

Praise for José Rivera:

"Even if you've never seen Puerto Rico or grown old, you sit there ruminating on love, sacrifice, and betrayal."—Chicago Tribune, onBoleros for the Disenchanted

"Teasingly engrossing. . . . Vividly written. . . . An intriguing and evocative drama."—The San Francisco Chronicle, onBrainpeople

"Mr. Rivera's intimate play . . . uses historical fact as a frame to pose intriguing questions about what might have happened."—The New York Times, onSchool of the Americas

Three new works from José Rivera, a writer known for his lush language, open heart, and stylistic flirting with the surreal.Boleros for the Disenchantedis the moving story of the playwrights own parents: their sweet courtship in 1950s Puerto Rico, and then forty years later in more difficult times in America. WithBrainpeople, Rivera explores the troubled minds of three women in a post-apocalyptic setting who feast on a freshly slaughtered tiger. InSchool of the Americas, he imagines Che Guevara's encounter—more passionate than political—with a young schoolteacher in Bolivia. Also included is his one-act penned in protest of California's Proposition 8,Pablo and Andrew at the Altar of Words.

José Rivera's works include the playsReferences to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot,Marisol,Cloud Tectonics, andSueno(an adaptation ofLife Is a Dream), as well as the Oscar-nominated screenplay toThe Motorcycle Diaries.