In the Time of the Butterflies (En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas) NYC Reviews and Tickets

86%

(18 Reviews)

Positive

94%

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Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Thought-provoking, Intense, Must see

About the Show

Repetorio Espanol presents the story of the Mirabal sisters standing up to one of history’s most notorious dictators; performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

'In the Time of Butterflies' is the story of the courageous Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) from the Dominican Republic. The sisters inspired resistance cells throughout the country against the dictatorial regime of General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The ‘butterflies,' (their secret code name), were brutally murdered by the regime in 1960. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles.

Member Reviews (18)

Great acting, Intense, Profound, Must see, Absorbing

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

Entertaining, Great acting, Great staging, Great writing, Must see

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.

Absorbing, Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Entertaining

See it if you liked the book

Don't see it if you didn't like the book

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Thought-provoking, Intense

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.

Absorbing, Great acting, Great staging, Thought-provoking, Refreshing

See it if you enjoy Gabriel García Márquez and the intensity of his storytelling.

Don't see it if you are not into thought provoking plots and just want a "feel good"production.

Quirky, Entertaining, Ambitious, Confusing, Clever

See it if you enjoy the theater

Don't see it if you don't enjoy the theater

Intelligent, Relevant, Intense, Great acting, Clever

See it if Very intense. It is a clever show

Don't see it if Might be long

100

Edgy, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if The drama as it played out in the Dominican Republic

Don't see it if The sadness of loss of life and gender discrimination!

Critic Reviews (4)

For a previous production

"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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For a previous production

"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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For a previous production

"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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For a previous production

"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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