Aneera Ansari, the costume shop manager and resident designer at Ohio Northern University, prepares for the upcoming International Play Festival.

A new resident of Ada, Aneera says the play featured this year takes place in Cuba in 2008.

She and her students are making costumes for thespians that reflect current Cuban attire and some costumes to represent a throwback time of an earlier day in Cuba.

The play has been translated into English. It is directed by a man from Mexico City.

Performances are set for 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Friday-Saturday, Feb 19 to 21 and 2 pm, Sunday, Feb 22 at the Freed Center. Tickets are available by calling the box office and online.
(Monty Siekerman)