IN SCENA! to Feature Works About Assisted Suicide, Serbia, Adam and Eve This May

Kairos Italy Theater (KIT) presents the 4th annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY.

This 15-day festival will offer five, fully-staged productions from Italy, among other events and activities. All are presented in English or Italian with English supertitles. Performances run May 2-16, 2016 at various venues throughout New York City.

Highlights of the 2016 Festival:

Ocean Terminal
Written by Francesco Lioce and Emanuele Vezzoli based on the autobiography of Piergiorgio Welby. Directed and performed by Emanuele Vezzoli (Franco Zeffirelli's "Traviata" and Julie Taymor's "Titus).
The life story of celebrated Italian end-of-life rights pioneer Piergiorgio Welby comes to the stage. Afflicted with muscular dystrophy, in 2006 Welby publicly declared his wish to refuse the medical treatment that kept him alive. His case became a political lightning rod, with liberal politicians supporting him and conservatives and the Vatican speaking out against his cause. "Ocean Terminal" rewinds the reel of his life, as he narrates his own story with powerful, original and chaotic language. It is the portrait of a passionate and vital artist engaged in a conflict between the loss of hope and the celebration of life.
• May 13 & 15 at 7:30pm, Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside (647 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024).

Adam & Eve
Written and directed by Mauro Santopietro. Starring Mauro Santopietro and Alessia Giangiuliani. (Abruzzo region)
Winner of the Lazio Region "Bando di Produzione" for new plays, Adam & Eve is a symbolic journey in seven scenes. It narrates the humorous, dramatic and poetic dynamics of a human couple on an increasingly exhausting quest for a sense of togetherness. The play moves forward though historical eras to arrive at present day, exploring the endless dynamics between man and woman: lovers or rivals, together or hopelessly distant, but forever in search of a joint identity.
• May 3 at 7:30pm, Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside (647 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024)
• May 5 at 8pm, Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222).

Diary of a Serbian Housewife
Based on the novel by Mirjana Bobic Mojsilovic. Directed by Fiona Sansone, starring Ksenija Martinovic. Produced by CSS Teatro Stabile di Innovazione of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Andjelka is a young woman whose urge to relive her memories leads her to retrace the steps of her life: her childhood spent in Tito's Yugoslavia, her adolescence and adulthood spent in Milosevic's Serbia. How can she look at herself in the mirror after so many years? This moving piece tells the story of an entire generation of young people living in war-torn regions who weren't ready to become adults so soon. Winner of the prestigious National Award "Giovani Realta' del Teatro 2014" and a selection of Dominio Pubblico/All-in Italian National Festival 2015, a Festival dedicated to theater-makes under age 25.
• May 6 at 7:30pm, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo' (22 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011).
• May 9 at 8pm, Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222).