Marissa Chibas
Directed by Mira Kingsley
The Center for New Performance at CalArts’
Production of
Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary
In a solo theatrical tour de force, protean performer Marissa Chibas tells an astonishing tale centered on three towering figures in her life: her father, Raúl Chibas, who co-wrote the manifesto for the Cuban revolution with Fidel Castro; her uncle, Eddy Chibas, who was the frontrunner for the Cuban presidency in 1951 before committing suicide during a live radio broadcast; and her mother, Dalia Chibas, Miss Cuba runner-up in 1959. Zigzagging through her own stories and key episodes in the history of her illustrious family, Chibas gives an impassioned, live-wire performance that is propelled by her near-death experience in the Venezuelan Amazon.
“A breathtakingly honest performer.”
– Variety
Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary was developed and produced by the Center for New Production at CalArts and received its world premiere in Los Angeles in January 2007. Its New York premiere in May 2007, was produced by INTAR.