swissnexBoston Presents CRACK: An English-Language Premiere, 10/29

SWISS STAGE at swissnexBoston: Swiss Stage is an initiative supported by swissnexBoston, the Consulate of Switzerland, to introduce Swiss contemporary theatre translated from all of Switzerland's official languages to the Boston community.

ABOUT THE PLAY: To be young and to ask questions. To be young and not to have replies. To be adult and to ask questions. To be adult and to not have replies. A love story lost in limbo between normality and abnormality, comfort and discomfort and

GUY BEN-AHARON | DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Born in Israel, Guy is the Producing Artistic Director and Founder of Israeli Stage, an initiative dedicated to sharing the vitality and diversity of Israeli culture. After the success of Israeli Stage, Guy was asked by the Goethe-Institut Boston to develop German Stage, by swissnexBoston to develop Swiss Stage and by the Austrian Cultural Forum NY to develop Austrian Stage. A proud Emerson alum, Guy was profiled in The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, Ha'aretz and Yediot for his work to promote international theatre.

CRISTINA CASTRILLO | PLAYWRIGHT Over four decades of dedication to professional theatre from the founding of Libre Teatro Libre, one of the most famous Latin American companies in Argentina, and the birth of "Teatro delle Radici" in Switzerland in 1980. Her versatility as an actress, teacher and director has allowed her to put into practice the fundamental aspects of her approach, both as regards her own performance and that of other actors. Dedicating all her efforts to the research of elements that form the basis of an actor's training, she has contributed to the creation of collective and individual shows in which the actor is always at the very heart of the inventive process.

PATRICK GREELEY | ORIGINAL MUSIC Patrick is a singer/songwriter who also composes for theatre in Boston, as well as playing in various venues around Boston. In 2011 he Co-Created and composed The Shakespearean Jazz Show that has played for sold out audiences in both Boston and New Orleans. Recently, Patrick composed incidental music for The Lyric Stage's production of "Rich Girl" and has worked on multiple other productions through Emerson College.

LIZ HAYES* | HER New England credits include: Grounded (The Gamm Theare); Lungs and Collected Stories (New Rep); Seminar and Strangers on a Train (Stoneham); Crimes of the Heart (Gloucester Stage); Deported (a dream play) (Boston Playwrights' Theatre); Love Song, Look Back in Anger and Marisol (Orfeo Group); Absurd Person Singular and Breaking the Code (Central Square Theater);Adding Machine (SpeakEasy Stage); Dead Man's Cell Phone, Three Tall Women, Shakespeare in Hollywood, A Little Night Music and The Spitfire Grill (Lyric Stage). Liz graduated from Brown University and holds an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre/George Washington University.

GABRIEL KUTTNER* | HIM Gabriel is a Boston-based theatre artist, educator and the director of the Davis Square Theatre in Somerville. He has worked with many Boston-area companies including: ASP, Lyric Stage, New Rep, Stoneham, Boston Playwrights, Publick, WHAT and others. He was a founding member of Orfeo Group, is a graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and a proud member of Actors' Equity.

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