“Anna...” takes place in 1929 in a Cuban-American cigar factory where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector is cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from “Anna Karenina,” he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics and the American dream prove a volatile combination.

"Anna.." had its World Premiere at the New Theatre in Coral Gables, FL on October 2nd, 2002 under the auspices of The McCarter Theatre.