Email Author Mia Leonin

2002 Stories by Mia Leonin

• Divine Comedy

  published December 5, 2002

  Two wooden rocking chairs sit on an otherwise barren stage. The actors take their seats -- she with her knitting and he with a book, Virgilio... More >>

• Drama Cubano

  published August 15, 2002

  Prerevolutionary Cuban thinker Felix Varela declared that intellectuals should not cloister themselves in an ivory tower. In fact he claimed their... More >>

• Ah, Youth Art

  published August 15, 2002

  When the chocolate on the S'mores has melted and the last round of "Kum Ba Ya" crooned around the fire fades to Lil' Kim, whose camp is it anyway?... More >>

• Who's Afraid of Dialogue?

  published August 1, 2002

  In theater, as in life, we expect marriages to fail, lovers to betray, and family members to hurt us, but when friendship takes the center stage,... More >>

• Best of the Fest

  published July 4, 2002

  Ancient festivals served as markers for human progress, celebrating the passing of time and the progression of the community. Although seasonal... More >>

• Act Up Eighth Street

  published July 4, 2002

  Cigar-chomping, fatigues-wearing Fidel Castro impersonators. Flamboyant flamenco dancers in drag. Political humor geared toward older Cubans, who... More >>

• Dyke Cunt Fem Theater

  published June 27, 2002

  In dramaturgical terms, a play by a man about men is called theater -- from Hamlet to Nixon's Nixon, male playwrights, actors, and... More >>

• Capitalist Pigs

  published June 20, 2002

  When a historical play has done its work, one can expect to hear one of two exclamations from audience members as they file out: the ever-popular... More >>

• Playhouse Cubano

  published June 20, 2002

  In Miami the chances of a low-budget theater company finding a permanent home are as good as discovering a ramshackle HUD house in ritzy CocoPlum,... More >>

• A Movable Feast

  published May 30, 2002

  Big is sometimes better. For instance South Florida has become home to the largest Hispanic theater festival in the United States, which... More >>

• Dramatic Events

  published April 4, 2002

  Besides obvious political and economic ramifications, the aftermath of September 11 challenged charities, nonprofit organizations, and small arts... More >>