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Actress Magdalena Edwards portrayes one of the mother-daughter duos in “Houses Without Walls.” The play depicts two mothers as they ponder the fates of their daughters during the Cuban Revolution. Real events, such as the mass exodus of Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro&#039;s regime, inspired some of the scenes in the one-act play. &quot;Houses Without Walls&quot; will premier Sunday at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)

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This post was updated May 31 at 3:35 p.m. A barrier between two neighbors will be torn down in “Houses Without Walls.” Susannah Rodríguez Drissi, an alumna and lecturer in UCLA’s Writing Program, wrote, directed and produced the play set during the tumultuous years of the Mariel boatlift in Cuba.

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Alumna’s play explores political turmoil, mother-daughter relationships

By Deirdre Klena

May 30, 2018 10:22 p.m.