''Cloud Tectonics'' is a play by
José Rivera, a dreamlike (and ultimately tragic) love story about its two protagonists, Aníbal de la Luna and Celestina del Sol. It is set in
Los Angeles, California, with most of the action taking place in Aníbal's house. It is somewhat of the archetypal "boy meets girl" story.
Rivera studied screenwriting with
Gabriel García Márquez at the
Sundance Institute in 1989 and uses
magical realism in the play by distorting audience conceptions of time, space and sound. He also uses poetic (and occasionally absurd) language to enhance the characters and the setting.
Production history
The play premiered at the 19th Annual
Humana Festival, in 1995, and was produced at the
La Jolla Playhouse the same year
[Braunagel, Don]
"''Cloud Tectonics''"
''Variety'', July 3, 1995 and later at
Playwrights Horizons in New York City.
References
1995 plays
Plays by José Rivera
Puerto Rican plays
Magic realism plays
Hispanic and Latino American plays
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