Overview

• The WP Theater production, a New York premiere coproduced with Long Wharf Theatre, The Sol Project and Latinx Playwrights Circle, is drawing generally favorable reviews.
• Reviewers highlight Tatiana Pandiani’s staging and choreography, including danced transitions by Christian Jesús Galvis and Andrea Soto, as signature elements of the production.
• Jacqueline Guillén’s turn as Elena is widely commended, with notable support from Jared Machado as Tanok, Elena Hurst as Pastora and Jorge Cordova as Don Rafael.
• Recurring critiques cite uneven pacing, predictable narrative turns, bullfighting scenes that fail to convey danger, and a late twist some find unearned.
• Coverage notes limited exploration of bullfighting’s ethics and sparse explanation of its mechanics, even as design work by Emmie Finckel, Rodrigo Muñoz, Yuki Nakase Link and G Clausen earns strong praise.