Each Day Dies With Sleep, Jose Rivera
Each Day Dies With Sleep, Jose Rivera
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Each Day Dies With Sleep

Author: Jose Rivera

Narrator: Laura Ceron, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2010


Synopsis

Written by José Rivera, recent Academy Award Nominee for The Motorcycles Diaries, Each Day Dies with Sleep is the story of a young woman’s struggle to find an identity apart from the two men in her life – her father and her husband. Written in Rivera’s typical satiric and super realistic style, this fantastical tragic-comedy leaps from coast to coast, and from one outrageous moment to the next.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Laura Ceron, Noe Cuellar and Frankie Davila.

Reviews

Goodreads review by csenge on December 18, 2024

out of the three of rivera's plays i've read so far, this has been the most confusing one (and probably my least favourite, but that's personal preference). the usual fantastical elements are present, and the depiction of child neglect and parental abuse was compelling and interesting to read. sadly......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on May 27, 2024

Lessons in why you should kill your parents. The poor main character of Each Day Dies with Sleep is fighting very, very hard to get away from her blood, but she can't seem to do so. This is a surrealist nightmare of a play that is hampered by the small scale on which it is envisioned. I imagined Riv......more