<div><p>"The words of Nilo Cruz waft from the stage like a scented breeze. They sparkle and prickle and swirl, enveloping those who listen in both specific place and time . . . and in timeless passions that touch us all."—<I>The Miami Herald</I></P> <p>One of the United States' most-produced Cuban American writers, Nilo Cruz employs his signature poetic imagery and vivid language to tender and humorous effect in this pair of his newest works. <I>The Color of Desire</I>, 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 <I>Hurricane</I>, 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.</P> <p><B>Nilo Cruz</B> is the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning <I>Anna in the Tropics</I>, as well as <I>A Park in Our House</I>, <I>A Bicycle Country</I>, <I>Dancing on Her Knees</I>, <I>Night Train to Bolina</I>, <I>Two Sisters and a Piano</I>, and other works.</P></DIV>