A beautifully-realized tribute to some under-sung heroes of Puerto Rican resistance. There's a perfect marriage of form and function in this play, which examines both literal guns-and-bullets violence and the violence of racist representation, especially including on stage. To quote someone who makes a surprise appearance, who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

Here is a stunningly theatrical play! Barbot makes the history of the fight for Puerto Rican independence so alive and palpably necessary while deconstructing stereotypes to provoke both hilarity and pathos in well-apportioned doses. Barbot writes to stir our emotions with fabulous roles for actors. He succeeds beautifully with this gorgeous work of art. A privilege to see or read.

A wildly theatrical piece that takes the whole history of colonialism in Puerto Rico, throws it in a blender, and serves it up with a metaphysical/metatheatrical twist. Sometimes these kinds of historical plays can feel a bit dry, but I appreciated the imagination and humor threaded throughout.