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PAST PRODUCTIONS |
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Gray
City
by Keith Huff
Directed by Anna
C. Bahow
The University of Chicago...birthplace of The Bomb...seeding
ground for Reaganomics...Gray City. The walls are gray, the sky is
gray, even the faces of the students are gray. And in every ivy shadowed
nook and cranny of the Gray City quads, lording over the pervasive,
washed-out absence of clear-cut black and white, are the infamous
concrete gargoyles. They're everywhere. And they're laughing. What's
so funny? While attending The U of C, two undergrads fall hopelessly
in love...but does love stand a chance when living The Life of the
Mind? |
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Picture
This / Immaginalo
by Landon Coleman
Directed
by Patrizia Acerra
Originally directed
by Patrizia Acerra at Bailiwick Repertory Theatre (Jeff nomination,
new work), it was later translated into Italian by Artistic Associate
Iris Manca and produced in Rome Italy in a co-production with The
English Theatre of Rome. Performances ran in repertory in Engish and
Italian. The Italian translation, IMMAGINALO, was later published
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Einstein's
Dreams
Clock Productions
Directed
by Patrizia Acerra and Dawn Arnold
Based on the best selling book by Alan Lightman
A
wildly successful adaptation of Alan Lightman's meditation on time
and memory, produced by International Theatre of Chicago (then The
Artemis Project) and Clock Productions. Hedy Weiss of the Chicago
Sun-Times calls Einstein's Dreams, "a grand achievement—the latest
little storefront theatre delight...." PTAP was honored to be recognized
by Mr. Lightman for the success of our project. |
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Ocean
Sea
National Pastime Theatre
Directed
by Patrizia Acerra and Dawn Arnold
An
original adaptation of the extraordinary work Oceano Mare by
celebrated Italian writer Alessandro Baricco. To date, this is the
only adaptation for the stage. Produced at National Pastime Theatre
in co-production with Moving Dock and Clock Productions. Directed
and adapted by Patrizia Acerra and Dawn Arnold. Following the production,
Acerra traveled to Rome, where she presented Mr. Baricco with materials
from the production as part of a media event celebrating his work.
Sun-Times critic Hedy Weiss recognized Ocean Sea as one of
the best of 2002. |
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Right!
Historic Berger Mansion
Directed by Patrizia Acerra
In
2000, Artistic Director Patrizia Acerra commissioned a new translation
of Pirandello's rarely produced classic farce Cosi e? (se vi pare!)
while residing in Rome. Working from the original Sicilian text, this
new translation was workshopped here in Chicago and produced for Chicago
audiences at the Historic Berger Mansion, the perfect setting for
a drawing room comedy. This translation is currently in development
for publication. |
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Iphegenia
in Kingman
National Pastime Theatre
Directed by Patrizia Acerra
A world premiere! On the edge of the universe,
somewhere between Arizona and the afterlife, a waitress pours a cup
of coffee and serves up the meatloaf special. She waits for the man
who will change her life, or the opportunity to create a new life
away from her tragic past. |
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