Dog Lady and The Cuban Swimmer. By Milcha Sanchez-Scott

Dog Lady and the Cuban Swimmer plays Dog Lady and The Cuban Swimmer.

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After reading, Cuban Swimmer, made me realize that it was not easy making a trip to Long Beach to Catalina Island swimming. It is amazing that Margarita has the support from her Cuban-American family. In the text alone was kind interesting since the author switches from English to Spanish. Paperback Read The Cuban Swimmer to consider teaching. Won't. Paperback I only read the cuban swimmer Paperback I had to read these two plays for a Drama class I took. I really liked the Dog Lady. Its a very quick read if you ever get a chance to pick it up.
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As part of a theater class, I read and later directed “Dog Lady”. Working with members of a Chicano theater group in Southern California on the project really brought it to life, for the play is set in the LA barrios. Thus my experience with it was ideal, and I had a lot of fun with it.

The play a fun, brief, and whimsical story which is great for new actors. It’s a easy text to play around with and learn the theater space. Or if you’re just looking for a light read, this is a fine script; nothing especially hard hitting but engaging nonetheless. Paperback Right after reading The Cuban Swimmer I was filled with many emotions. The Suarez family reminds me a lot of many Latino family including my own.
In the beginning we see how Margarita Suarez The little Cuban swimmer from Long Beach, California who is just nineteen-year-old is battling her way through the Pacific to reach the Island of Romance so she can be the winner of the gold cup and two thousand dollars. Margarita is not an ordinary teenager.
In the beginning of the play her family seems to be very close and encourages her in many way just like any family would. Throughout the story we see how many obstacles get on their way but faith overcomes it all.
This play shows us the power faith and a strong family bond can overcome many things. Paperback How many times have we let our mind take over our actions and important decisions to make in life? Every day isn't it? From something very simple as thinking that we are not capable of going through a complicated situation to something more complex as making a dream come true. We know the power that our brain has over our lives but sometimes we don't stop to think about it and let its power govern our activities.
This story narrates what a nineteen-year-old swimmer and her family had to go through in order to win a long distance race from San Pedro to Santa Catalina Island in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. Margarita, the swimmer, was always supported by her dad and coach, Eduardo. Her brother, Simon and her mom and grandmother, Aida and Cecilia, make appearance in the story too. In my opinion, the characters that have an important role are Margarita's dad and Margarita along with the press. This is a very good story that makes us think about how sometimes we need to force our mind into positive thoughts to accomplish our goals. Throughout the whole story Margarita's father was always trying to keep her focus to overcome the tiredness of her body for being swimming a long distance. In contrast the other family members and the press were being negative and tried to put her down even before trying. Aida, Simon and Cecilia were constantly asking Eduardo to stop Margarita and take her out of the race, but Eduardo never listened to them. The press even said she was not going to make it and called her amateur. To me this is the important role of the press, even though they only appear twice in the story, their comments gave courage to Margarita and made her stronger than she was before. Towards the end of the story something happened that caught up my attention. Margarita lost her concentration after listening to an argument between her family and (apparently) started to surrender. Nobody knew what happened to her and they all lost their hopes, even Eduardo thought they wouldn't find her alive. The story ends up leaving us a good taste and an important advice to never surrender and being focus to be able to govern our brain and accomplish our goals, just how Margarita did to win the race.
Paperback In “The Cuban Swimmer” by Milcha Sanchez-Scott, we see how a family of Cuban/Americans unite and support daughter Margarita Suarez as she intents to win a race that seems almost impossible to win. Margarita is a nineteen year old girl that is participating in a race that involves swimming from San Pedro to Catalina Island through the Pacific Ocean.Swimming in the open water can be extremely dangerous yet we see how all her family especially her father encouraged her to swim and finish the race. Margarita Sanchez-Scott used this play to emphasize the dangerous and difficult journey Cubans go through as they try to enter America by crossing the ocean.
The play takes place in the midpoint of San Pedro and Catalina. Margarita is swimming as her father yells at her through a megaphone so she can keep a pace. Soon a helicopter appears and we find out that margarita is being recorded for an American TV channel. The reporters refer to Margarita as an amateur which makes all of margaritas family angry specially her father who more than anyone wants for margarita to finish the race. Margarita hits an Oil spill and is extremely tired to the point of hallucination yet her father never lets her get out of the water. While all of Margaritas family are arguing with each other,Margarita disappears. With no sign of Margarita anywhere her family fear the worst. At the end the TV reporters announce that a winner was arriving to shore and for everyone's surprise it was Margarita.
For many Cubans the only way to get into America is by sea. For them leaving everything behind in Cuba like their homes and belongings is no problem, because they think that none of that would matter ones they get to American. Cubans come in small boats or swimming just like Margarita did, and just like Margarita these people get tired and put their lives at risk. Just like all of Margaritas family was there to support her during the race, many of Cuban families encourage their young family members to leave Cuba in search of a better life in America.
It is crazy how people can put their life at risk just to get a better living. I can just imagine how much courage and hopes all these people have to be able to embark such a difficult journey. I know that i wouldn't have the courage to ever do anything like that. This Play made me think how lucky some of us are but yet we are never happy with what we have. I would encourage everyone to read this play, it is short but the meaning behind it is an eye opener. Paperback THE CUBAN SWIMMER REVIEW (4 stars):
A beautiful story about the reality many people face. It’s so short but the characters are loveable and you feel for what they go through. I wasn’t entirely riveted until I was, if that makes sense. It had captivating moments, and the end will probably keep me up at night.
Okay. Originally had three stars for this play but I have been converted after script analysis class today. Playwrights are so good. This is my new favorite non-realistic play, which obviously means it just takes a bit of brain power to truly appreciate this work. This is a beautiful and profound play about immigration that runs so deep, especially the Cuban immigration crisis in the late 20th century. Like I said before, I will be thinking about this play for a long time.
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