Letters from Cuba seamlessly moves back and forth in time, place and spirit, linking a recently emigrated dancer in New York City to her family across the sea in Cuba. The play interweaves familial, romantic, and platonic love into a singular feeling of closeness and affection. A poetic reflection on the act of artistic creation, on memory and dreams, on longing desires and how the yearning of a brother and sister to reunite is so strong it defies the logic of time and space. Letters from Cuba quietly explores the connections and separations between people and across borders, through and ethereal, dreamy lens. 

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The project was a part of the Iowa Director's Festival, a four-show, two weekend repertory of one-act plays.

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University of Iowa, Spring 2021

Director: Natalie Villamonte Zito

Playwright: Maria Irene Fornes

Costume Design: Kaelen Novak

Scenic Design: Edward Matthew Walter

Lighting Design: Alastair Sigala Ramirez 

Media Design: Daniel Fine and Emily Berkheimer

Sound Design: Natalie Villamonte Zito

Dance Choreography: Sonya Madrigal