The third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY, produced by New York's Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), has announced the winner of the second annual MARIO FRATTI AWARD for emerging Italian authors. The Award goes to: "Mater Familias" by Pier Lorenzo Pisano. An Award ceremony and staged reading of the play will be presented on Monday, May 11 at 6pm at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue in Manhattan). Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com.
"Mater Familias" tells the story of three generations trying to help each other through increasingly difficult times. "I was born in Naples, I work in Rome, I love Venice." This is how Pier Lorenzo Pisano likes to introduce himself. His career spans from theater to cinema, from directing to writing. According to the Award's namesake, Mario Fratti, "Mater Familias" is "a powerful drama on the desperate need to commit a crime to let your family survive. Clear dialogue, perfect Italian language not contaminated by modern vulgarities." As part of the MARIO FRATTI AWARD, "Mater Familias" will be translated into English by KIT's Carlotta Brentan. Mr. Fratti will also present the winning playwright with a specially created painting by Victoria Febrer, a Spanish visual artist who uses wine to create her paintings. The theme for the 2015 award was "the Mother." The winning play was selected by a panel including Mario Fratti (Nine, Six Passionate Women), Dalila Cozzolino (Actress - 2014 In Scena! Participant), Tiziano Panici (Artistic Director Teatro Argot, Roma -2014 In Scena! Participant), Marco Calvani (Playwright and Director), Antonia Chiodi (Director of the Scuola di Teatro della Accademia dei Filodrammatici di Milano), Valeria Orani (Artistic Director, Producer at 369 gradi and Umanism), and Simone Nebbia (Theater Critic for Italian webzine TeatroeCritica). The jury evaluated each entry based on four criteria: quality of the writing, originality of the subject matter, treatment of the Award's theme, and its universality .
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