Writer's Stage: The Presence of Absence

The Presence of Absence is a moving nocturne which chronicles the lives of several generations of Cuban women. The central action pivots on Margarita, an exile residing in the United States, who struggles to come to terms with her divided identity, a traumatic past she has suppressed, her rupture with her family, and consequent failure to share their heritage with her daughter, Lily. The Presence of Absence examines the literal ghosting of margin...