CESAR RODRIGUEZ, A Fortunate Man (Un Hombre Afortunato)

This play tells the story of a highly successful Latin American artist, Cesar Rodriguez, who has become a dissident and a "truth-teller" determined to speak out against injustice. Detained because of his criticism of the government's rampant corruption, Rodriguez continues his denunciation of the authorities upon his release. The play takes place in the present time on a small island off the coast of the fictitious South American country called Zacatecas, where Rodriguez owns a summer home....