In the Time of the Butterflies (En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas) NYC Reviews and Tickets
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See it if for a powerful play about 3 sisters who became martyrs for the freedom of their country
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See it if An illuminating play abt 3 DR dissident sisters murdered by ruthless Trujillo regime. Stellar acting, costumes & set designs.
Don't see it if You may think that DR history is not important to you, but this story is well done and worth knowing. Read more
See it if Learn more about Dominican Republic history. Appreciate the historical resonance. Listen to a play in Spanish with English subtitles.
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See it if You want something different and like history/political issues. If you enjoy stories about woman's empowerment.
Don't see it if You don't speak Spanish and/or like to read English subtitles. It's not a big theater production but but a great show.
See it if you like true stories about courageous women standing up to dictators.
Don't see it if you don't like English subtitles (the play is in Spanish). Read more
See it if you liked the book
Don't see it if you didn't like the book
See it if you’re familiar with Julia Alvarez’s novel (this is an adaptation), invested in Dominican Republic history, enjoy Spanish-language work.
Don't see it if you'll struggle with the Spanish-language performance (there are English subtitles, although they may be annoying to some viewers). Read more
See it if You like historical dramas in Spanish, creative staging, sad endings with relevance.
Don't see it if You don't speak Spanish or don't like looking at the translations at the same time as trying to watch the play.
Critic Reviews (4)
"The production can be overly sentimental and feels dutiful toward the end, but the performances and José Zayas’s direction is quite good, and the story is well worth knowing."
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"It largely does justice to this story of injustice...The oversized, ornate costumes undermine what should be the audience's feeling of dread. But this is a rare misstep in director José Zayas' inventive production, in which the use of video projections and animation help create a poetic language of stagecraft. The seven-member cast is effective in reminding us that, in past eras too, despots only seemed invincible."
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"The play is sure-handedly directed by Jose Zayas, who keeps the set simple but uses projections to great effect. He does a fabulous job at staging the piece and keeps the story flowing, finding humor where necessary without compromising the emotional heft of the story...'En el Tiempo de las Mariposas' is absorbing and gorgeous theatre."
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"Svich undertook the challenge of translating Alvarez’s three-hundred page, polyphonic work into a 100-minute play with respectful independence from the original; the result is an artistic success, a major dramatic accomplishment that turns the theatrical version into the natural complement to the novel. Svich also repeats the successful partnership by teaming up with director José Zayas."
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