Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics), Sotto Voce is a lyrical meditation on memory, longing, and the legacy of the Holocaust. When a young Jewish-Cuban researcher’s obsession with the MS St. Louis leads him to an 80-year-old novelist who is still haunted by the love she lost aboard the doomed voyage, the line between memory and desire blurs. This is a haunting story of love, loss, and the voices that refuse to be forgotten.
Runtime: 90 minutes with no intermission
Rhoda Levitt
Alan Bernstein
Dan & Ann Bernstein
Marc & Robyn Abrams • David & Jan Ichel
Zelda Kloner’s Gift Fund • Richard & Susan Lampen
Lynn & Linda Newport • Aaron & Dorothy Podhurst
Adele & Joel Sandberg • Debbie & Dr. Michael Troner
Susan & Steven Caller • Alfred & Susan Feingold
Carolynn & Michael Friedman • Jill & Hal Gaffin
Norman & Nancy Lipoff • Stanley & Barbara Schwartz
GableStage Theatre Company at The Wolfson Family Theatre
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Award-winning dramas! Acclaimed premieres! The 27th season will delight, surprise, and inspire.
Sara Morsey (Bemadette Kahn) is delighted to return to GableStage after appearing in last season’s Summer 1976, directed by Bari Newport. A long-time professional regional theatre performer, she is a member of The Ensemble of Actors at Florida Repertory Theatre and enjoyed a long association with The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville. Credits include: The Year of Magical Thinking, The Gin Game, August: Osage County, Driving Miss Daisy, A Doll’s House Part 2, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Little Foxes, Other Desert Cities, Ripcord. Sara has appeared at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, as well as in several independent films and performance art offerings at BLACK C ART in Gainesville. She holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Louisville.
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Gabriell Salgado (Saquiel Rafaeli/ Ariel Strauss) is thrilled to be back at GableStage after starring in Charise Castro Smith’s El Huracán directed by Dámaso Rodriguez. Most recent credits include The Bodyguard at Slowburn Theater, Laughs in Spanish at Seattle Rep, Anna in the Tropics at Asolo Rep, The Actors at Theater Row (Off-Broadway), The Pillowman at Zoetic Stage, and CBS’ Blue Bloods (co-star). Other notable productions include the 20th anniversary of Anna in the Tropics directed by Nilo Cruz, Clyde’s (Carbonell Award), 4,000 Miles, Red Speedo, & Frankenstein. Learn more at gabriellsalgado.com @gabriellsalg
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Claudia Tomás (Lucila Pulpo/ Nina Strauss) is a Cuban actress based in Miami, with extensive experience across theatre, film, and television. She earned her Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting from the University of the Arts (ISA) in Cuba, graduating with honors. For a decade, she was part of the renowned Teatro El Público in Havana, performing in acclaimed productions such as Peer Gynt, Twelfth Night, and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. Since relocating to the U.S., she has worked with Teatro Avante and Arca Images, appearing in works by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, including A Park in Our House and Thirst on Water Street. On screen, Claudia has been featured in award-winning films such as “Plantadas”, “Inocencia”, and “El Mayor”. Her training includes advanced workshops in the Sanford Meisner and Michael Chekhov techniques. Passionate and versatile, Claudia continues to build a dynamic career in the performing arts.
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Nilo Cruz (writer, director) gained national prominence in 2003 when he won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play Anna in the Tropics, which also won the Steinberg award and was nominated for a Tony Award. His plays include A Park in Our House; Two Sisters and a Piano; A Bicycle Country; Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams; Lorca in a Green Dress; Hurricane; Bathing in Moonlight; Hotel Desiderium; Exquisite Agony and Thirst in Water Street. His work has been seen at numerous theaters around the country and around the world.
As a lyricist, he has written the libretto The Last Dream of Frida and Diego, which was presented at San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco Opera. A new production of this opera will open in May of 2025 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Cruz also adapted Ann Patchett’s 2001 novel Bel Canto for the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Cruz received an M.F.A. from Brown University and an honorary doctorate degree from Whittier College. He has taught drama at Yale, Brown, NYU, the University of Iowa and the University of Miami.
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