I, Carmelita Tropicana: Performing between Cultures (Bluestreak)
Carmelita Tropicana, according to writer and performer Troyano, liberates the Cuban-feminist-lesbian-performance artist from thoughts that she is otherwise too self-conscious to speak. In this book, she collects some of Tropicana's work: four performance scripts, a screenplay, and three essays, all of which are well-developed, insightful, and humorous. She includes clear staging directions and actors' notes so that her work can be visualized by the reader and possibly future performers. A good addition to a variety of collections including lesbian studies, Cuban American studies, and theater.-J. Sara Paulk, Coastal Plain Regional Lib., Tifton, GACopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.