The Night of the Iguana
Deep in the sultry coastal jungle of 1940's Mexico, a dilapidated hotel houses despair, desire, and redemption in this haunting and deeply moving play by one of America's greatest playwrights.
T. Lawrence Shannon, a defrocked priest with a tormented spirit, searches for sanctuary from his personal demons. Maxine, a sensuous, earthy widow, strives to satisfy her appetite for companionship; Charlotte, a lustful young girl, looks for escape; Hannah, a penniless artist of heartbreaking dignity and courage, tries to save Shannon, as Nonno, the world's oldest living poet, struggles to complete his final work.
They join together in this engrossing story of dying dreams, frustrated sexuality, and lost-souls shaped and changed by the turgid, tropical heat that surrounds them.
Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 2:00pm
Center for the Arts
110 Orchard Road, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA