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Sonia Flew

By Melinda Lopez
Directed by
Jessica Thebus
Featuring ensemble member Alan Wilder with Sandra Delgado, Sandra Marquez, Andrew Perez, Vilma Silva and Jeff Still

In the Downstairs Theatre
Thu. November 30, 2006 — Sun. February 4, 2007

An exploration of how world events shape our families and how families shape our lives, through the eyes of a Jewish-Latino family in Minnesota.

Overview

Sonia, a Cuban immigrant raising two children with her Jewish husband in Minneapolis, is preparing for her Christmas and Hanukah celebrations. When war intrudes on her son's life, Sonia must reconcile with her childhood memories of Operation Pedro Pan, a political maneuver that separated her and thousands of other Cuban children from their parents.

Celebrate the final week of Sonia Flew with complimentary pre-show mojitos at
Mojito Week
.

Watch a video about Sonia Flew with interviews and clips.

Stay after the performance for a post show discussion with Steppenwolf artists, sponsored by AT&T.

For more information on Operation Pedro Pan, visit the following websites:
www.pedropan.org
www.cubankids1960.com
www.eyelandpub.com/pedropan
www.campmatecumbeveterans.com

United, Chicago's Hometown Airline, is the official airline of Steppenwolf Theatre and the exclusive sponsor of Sonia Flew.

Running Time: 2 hours with 1 intermission

reviews

On Jessica Thebus
"The excellent director, Jessica Thebus, has cast the production ideally...they are compelling in their passions, their sense of loss and their brief bursts of hope."
-Chicago Sun-Times on Intimate Apparel

"A skillful work, deftly directed by Jessica Thebus...under whose supervison, a marvelously accomplished cast create whole, real, and often flawed, characters...people we can love and hate, and everything in between."
-Windy City Times on Intimate Apparel

"The Steppenwolf production is without flaw, under Jessica Theubs's understated but emotionally pinpoint directing."
-Copley News on Intimate Apparel