SONIA FLEW

SONIA FLEW

Directed by Amelia Lumpkin

DATES HELD: Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 11, 2025

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Friday, May 2 (7:30 PM)

Saturday, May 3 (7:30 PM)

Sunday, May 4 (3:00 PM)

Friday, May 9 (7:30 PM)

Saturday, May 10 (6:00 PM) Free Pre-Show Talk Back Session:
Ties Across the Tides: Separated by an Ocean Yet Inseparable from Impact.

Saturday, May 10 (7:30 PM)

Sunday, May 11 (3:00 PM)

By Melinda López

LOCATION: Cary Arts Center

ABOUT THE SHOW

When Sonia learns of her son’s decision to leave college, enlist in the military and fight against terror in Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11, memories of her own childhood overwhelm her. She struggles to reconcile being forced as a young girl to leave Cuba at the dawn of Fidel Castro’s rule with her own responsibilities as a mother facing uncertainty. Sonia must find a way to come to terms with her past, her lost parents, her own children and her adopted country—or risk losing everything that she loves. Set between post-revolutionary Cuba and post-9/11 America, SONIA FLEW telescopes the large cultural and political forces of a historic moment to examine their impact on the intimate lives of ordinary men and women. What do we owe our parents? Can we forgive the past? This poetic and urgent play bridges time and culture in a drama about the cost of forgiveness.

*Please Note: This play contains adult language and situations. Parental discretion is advised.*

THE CAST

Dear actors,

Thank you for attending Sonia Flew auditions, and/or callbacks. We appreciate the time and effort you put into preparing your audition, performing, and the interest you showed in the play and in our theatre. We are very excited to announce our cast for this production.

  • Sonia: Mairym Azcona

  • Zak: Will Kalland

  • Jen: Meghan Tanaka 

  • Daniel: Martin Balaguer

  • Sam: John D’Amato

  • Nina: Chelsea Collar 

  • Young Sonia: Nicole Montijo

  • Pilar: Melanie Payne 

  • Orfeo: Naveen Kumar

  • Marta: Seema Kukreja 

  • Tito Cuban: Jeff Lowe

  • Jose: Cameron Carpentier

PRODUCTION STAFF / CREW

  • Director - Amelia Lumpkin

  • Assistant Director - Carol Machuca

  • Stage Manager - Sareek Hosein

  • Assistant Stage Manager - Sarah Gendron

  • Technical Director - Kevin McIntire & Joel Soren

  • Set Designer - Joel Soren

  • Master Carpenter - Kevin McIntire & Joel Soren

  • Intimacy Coordinator - Veronica Dress

  • Costume Designer - Monica Hoh

  • Sound Effects Designer - Davyous Melvin

  • Lighting Designer - Cory Arnold

  • Sound Board Operator - TBD

  • Light Board Operator - TBD

  • Props - Chante Thompson

  • Deck Crew - TBD

  • Producers - Joey DeSena, Debra Grannan

  • Graphic Artist - Catherine Campbell

  • Playbill Designer - TBD

  • Volunteer Coordinator - TBD

  • Finance Manager - Bob Grannan

  • Audition Assistance - Adrienne Kelly Lumpkin

Interested in joining our volunteer production team for our shows? Check out our Volunteer page or contact us at info@caryplayers.org