TCG Books Publishes The Color of Desire/Hurricane

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the publication of Nilo Cruz's The Color of Desire/Hurricane, two new plays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Anna in the Tropics. One of the United States' most-produced Cuban-American writers, Nilo Cruz employs his signature poetic imagery and vivid language to create a touching and harrowing pair of new works. El Color del Deseo (The Color of Desire) just completed its Spanish-language premiere by Repertorio Español in New York City.

The Color of Desire, set in 1960 Havana, revolves around a passionate romance between an American businessman and an out-of-work Cuban actress. As the relationship becomes a metaphor for their countries' ruptured love affair, Cruz artfully weds magical realism to a familial story that is touching, harrowing and funny. In Hurricane, a damaged family ? a fire-and-brimstone missionary; his wife, who he saved in more than the spiritual sense; and their adopted son, who seems to have materialized from the ocean ? face a shocking crisis when a hurricane ravages their Caribbean town. A celebration of humility, generosity and kindness, Cruz's play explores the nature of identity, faith and the redemptive power of love.

Nilo Cruz is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna in the Tropics, as well as A Park in Our House, A Bicycle Country, Dancing on Her Knees, Night Train to Bolina, Two Sisters and a Piano and other works.

For 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, has existed to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre. TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to nearly 700 member theatres and affiliate organizations and more than 13,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through conferences, events, research and communications; awards grants, approximately $2 million per year, to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and serves as the US Center of the InterNational Theatre Institute, connecting its constituents to the global theatre community. TCG is North America's largest independent publisher of dramatic literature, with 11 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning AMERICAN THEATRE magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate the artistic talent and achievements of the field and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre. www.tcg.org

The Color of Desire/Hurricane
By Nilo Cruz
Paperback 152 pages
$15.95 978-1-55936-402-7
December 2011

Also by Nilo Cruz, available from TCG Books:
Anna in the Tropics
$13.95 978-1-55936-232-0 paperback

Ana en el Trópico
Spanish language edition translated by Nacho Artime and Nilo Cruz
$12.95 978-1-55936-245-0 paperback

Beauty of the Father
$13.95 978-1-55936-310-5 paperback

Two Sisters and a Piano and Other Plays
$17.95 978-1-55936-258-0 paperback

TCG books are exclusively distributed to the book trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution. Orders: 800-283-3572. SAN number: 63170X. Individuals may call 212-609-5900 or visit our online bookstore at www.tcg.org. For postage and handling, please add $5.00 for the first book and $.50 for each additional copy.

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