Experience Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel La Breve y Maravillosa Vida de Oscar Wao brought to life on stage at Columbia. Registration is required. Scroll down to register.
The Hispanic Institute and the Mu Chapter of Phi Iota Alpha, Fraternity Inc., in collaboration with the Repertorio Español, invite you to join us on Friday, November 8th, at Columbia University’s Lerner Roone Arledge Auditorium for an evening that celebrates Dominican culture, rich storytelling, and unforgettable characters. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles, this is an event that everyone can enjoy.
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This event is free for ALL with registration. For General Admission (non-Columbia University ID holders), you will receive a second QR code to the e-mail address that you provide on the day of the event. Please make sure to bring that QR code with you as well to the entrance! Ticket reservations for General Admission will close on Wednesday, November 6th at 12:00PM.
New or first-year Columbia University students attending this event will receive credit for the Inclusion and Belonging component of the Columbia Citizenship Initiative.
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About the Play
Oscar is a naive “nerd” from New Jersey who has finally left the grips of his imposing Dominican mother and is attending his first semester of college at Rutgers with his rebellious sister. He dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the “fukú”—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
