Sonia Flew

2004 Elliott Norton Award Winner— Best Production, Best New Play
2004 IRNE Award Winner — Best Production, Best New Play

Sonia's parents, fearful of the new government, sent their only daughter from Cuba to the United State in 1961. Set in Minneapolis and Havana, a story of family unfolds across the generations as Sonia — now raising two children with her Jewish husband — struggles to come to terms with her past, her lost parents, her own children, and her adopted country. Commissioned by Huntington Theatre Company.

REVIEWS

Sonia Flew soars with a passion. — Boston Herald

Sonia Flew is a play for our age. — The Boston Globe

The season has had several interesting openings so far, but Sonia Flew is the first must-see production. There's no excuse to miss it! — TheaterMirror.com

Lopez draws tragicomic portraits of loving but chafing family interactions. — WBUR

[An] engaging new play about family, flight, and forgiveness. What makes Sonia Flew so moving is…its feisty portrayal of family life, whether bathed in the sunlight and fear of early-Castro Cuba or tucked into a bicultural jumble of tchotchkes and adamancy in the post-September 11 Midwest. — The Boston Phoenix

Lopez pulls us into a world that seems poignant, magical, forever alluring. — Miami Herald

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Huntington Theatre Company, Boston MA — Oct. 8-Nov. 28, 2004. Directed by Nicholas Martin.

Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami FL — Apr. 19-30, 2006. Directed by David Ellenstein.

Laguna Playhouse, Laguna Beach CA — Sept. 12-Oct. 15, 2006. Directed by Juliette Carrillo.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago IL — Nov. 30, 2006-Feb. 4, 2007. Directed byJessica Thebus.

Milagro Theatre, Portland OR — Feb. 2-24, 2007. Directed by Rebecca Martinez.