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Marisol

by Jose Rivera
SF Bay Guardian Review by Robert Avila

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Jose Rivera's political, poetical, frequently poignant work takes place in
the Bronx on the eve of the new millennium. Neo-Nazis are setting fire
to homeless people in the park and working for TRW; Citicorp is
kidnapping people who've exceeded their credit limit and torturing them
in brick buildings with no windows; and Marisol Perez (Anna Maria
Luera), a good, middle-class girl, has just lost her guardian angel
(Kathleen Antonia) to a heavenly rebellion against a senile God whom
the angels blame for civilization's decay. The old Marisol is dead as a
new one struggles to be born on the apocalyptic streets of New York.
Her friend June (Cat Thompson) and June's deranged brother, Lenny
(Francis J. McGuire), are along for the ride. Hampered by some
awkward transitions and inconsistent performances (despite many
fine moments by each of the three principals), director Jonathan
Gonzalez nonetheless manages to translate much of the urgency in
Rivera's magical realist vision into a compelling drama of social
redemption. (Avila)
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