I wanted to write a play about racism, about poverty, about the negative forces that haunt us and make us murderous-and the positive forces that do daily battle for us-like love, friendship, family-which lead to some kind of hope... (Migdalia Cruz)

I wanted to write a play about racism, about poverty, about the negative forces that haunt us and make us murderous-and the positive forces that do daily battle for us-like love, friendship, family-which lead to some kind of hope...

Migdalia Cruz

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