Anna in the Tropics

Anna In The Tropics tells the story of a family that owns a cigar factory in Tampa in 1929 who hires a lector for the workers in the factory because it breaks up the monotony of the work and increases morale and how it impacts the factory workers' lives in other ways. Lectors would come into the fac......more

2020 Update: I'm reading 20 of my favorite books this year (because hindsight is 20/20) and Anna in the Tropics is the first on my re-read list that I finished. Anna in the Tropics is by far my favorite play. Nilo Cruz is an exceptional playwright; his characters are vivid, his prose is gorgeous,......more

Finished an audio of the staged production for the Pulitzer Prize winning play: Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz. 4.25 / 5 stars though I suspect my score would be much higher had I read the play with my eyes as well. It sometimes took me a moment to figured out who was speaking and that likely affec......more

At times, this play was extremely confusing. There are a lot of characters and intense relationships, which would likely be easier to grasp in an actual performance rather than a read-through. Nonetheless, I can appreciate the value in the play. Some clarity would have been much appreciated, but it......more

Let's just say it right now: I LOVE "Anna Karenina." It took me two weeks to read, but it was fantastic and I still consider it one of my favorite books. Now for this little play. I had to read it for a literature class, so my mind naturally goes to, "If you stand on your head and look at this aspect......more