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"Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue is that rare and rewarding thing: a theatre work that succeeds on every level while creating something new. The playwright combines a lyrical ear with a sophisticated sense of structure to trace the legacy of war through three generations of a Puerto Rican family. Without ever invoking politics, Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue manages to be a deeply poetic, touching and often funny indictment of the war in Iraq."—The New York Times From Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Water by the Spoonful, comes this companion play, itself a Pulitzer finalist. In a crumbling urban lot that has been converted into a verdant sanctuary, a young Marine comes to terms with his father's service in Vietnam as he decides whether to leave for a second tour of duty in Iraq. Melding a poetic dreamscape with a stream-of-consciousness narrative, Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue takes us on an unforgettable journey across time and generations, lyrically tracing the legacy of war on a single Puerto Rican family. Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, is the first installment in a trilogy of plays that follow Elliot's return from Iraq. The second play, Water by the Spoonful, received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and will be published by Theatre Communications Group concurrently with Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue. The trilogy's final play, The Happiest Song Plays Last, premiered in April 2012 at Chicago's renowned The Goodman Theatre.

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&ldquo;This is a fresh take on the American road story, filled with people and ideas we rarely get to see onstage&hellip;It offers two seriously rich roles for women, each with important things worth singing about&hellip;<em>Miss You Like Hell </em>is a powerful example of what musicals do best: explore the unprotected border where individual needs and social issues intermix.&rdquo; &mdash;Jesse Green, <em>New York Times</em><p> <p>A troubled teenager and her estranged mother&mdash;an undocumented Mexican immigrant on the verge of deportation&mdash;embark on a road trip and strive to mend their frayed relationship along the way. Combined with the musical talent of Erin McKeown, Hudes artfully crafts a story of the barriers and the bonds of family, while also addressing the complexities of immigration in today&rsquo;s America.

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“How many plays make us long for grace? Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Hudes is such a rare play; it is a yearning, funny, deeply sad and deeply lyrical piece, a worthy companion to Hudes’s Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue. The play infects us with the urge to find connection within our families and communities and remains with us long after we’ve left the theater.” –Paula Vogel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of How I Learned to Drive &nbsp; “Hudes’s writing is controlled and graceful. Each of the play’s 15 short scenes is perfectly balanced, the language both lyrical and lucid.” –Richard Zoglin, Time &nbsp; “For a drama peopled by characters who have traveled a long way in the dark, Water by the Spoonful gives off a shimmering, sustaining warmth. Ms. Hudes writes with such empathy and vibrant humor about people helping one another to face down their demons that regeneration and renewal always seem to be just around the corner.” –Charles Isherwood, New York Times &nbsp; Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Water by the Spoonful is “a rich, brilliant montage of American urban life that is as dazzling to watch as it is difficult to look away from” (Associated Press). &nbsp; Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and love. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide. &nbsp; Water by the Spoonful is a heartfelt and poetic meditation on lives on the brink of redemption and self-discovery during a time of heightened uncertainty, “as startling and innovative and human on the page as on the stage” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-Winning author). Hudes’s cycle of three plays began with Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue (Pulitzer Prize finalist) and concludes with The Happiest Song Plays Last. &nbsp; Quiara Alegría Hudes is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Water by the Spoonful, the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights and the Pulitzer Prize finalist Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue. Her other works include Barrio Grrrl!, a children’s musical; 26 Miles; Yemaya’s Belly and The Happiest Song Plays Last, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogy. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She now lives in New York with her husband and children.

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• World premiere in the spring of 2016 at Signature Theatre Company (Off-Broadway, New York), directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton)• Hudes’ work deals with both human interest stories as well as more specifically cultural topics relevant to Hispanic Americans. Target readership might be as broad as anyone with an interest in theatre, as well as any Hispanic/Latino-leaning organizations or academic curricula.• Daphne’s Dive is Hudes’ first contribution to her residency as part of Signature’s “Residency One” program, which offers an established playwright complete artistic freedom in the development of new work for one year at Signature Theatre.• Hudes is an award-winning playwright with mass contemporary appeal.• She is currently the Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Writing and Theatre at Wesleyan University• Hudes’ play, Water by the Spoonful, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2012.• She is best known for writing the book to the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights. She collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the lyricist, composer and star of In the Heights, who also wrote and stars in the current Broadway phenomenon, Hamilton.• In the Heights is on stage now in the West End.• She was named a Fellow by United Stated Artists in 2010.

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