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As a dying man lies in bed, his friends debate his legacy for their own benefit, while his son pursues his father’s second wife and nurse. Three invisible shadows personify the man’s flesh and bloodline, soul, and imagined immortality; after he dies, the play tests whether literary achievement can truly make anyone immortal.
A Puerto Rican rural family leaves its farm for San Juan and then the Bronx in search of a better life. Across three acts, the family faces urban poverty and dislocation; Luis embraces industrial work, while his grandfather remains attached to the land. Luis is killed by a factory machine, and the family returns to Puerto Rico for his burial.
As a dying man lies in bed, his friends debate his legacy for their own benefit, while his son pursues his father’s second wife and nurse. Three invisible shadows personify the man’s flesh and bloodline, soul, and imagined immortality; after he dies, the play tests whether literary achievement can truly make anyone immortal.
A Puerto Rican rural family leaves its farm for San Juan and then the Bronx in search of a better life. Across three acts, the family faces urban poverty and dislocation; Luis embraces industrial work, while his grandfather remains attached to the land. Luis is killed by a factory machine, and the family returns to Puerto Rico for his burial.