About me: As part of the 10th Annual FringeNYC Monkey See Monkey Do presents
An English translation of "The 5 Roses of Jennifer"
by Annibale Ruccello.
Jennifer, a transsexual waits for a phone call from her destiny. A system fault diverts all the calls for other people in the neighbourhood to her instead.The outside world invades her private sphere through a radio which repeats the news of a maniac killer operating in the area,
and an unexpected visit brings tragedy through the door.
This dark and sometimes very funny theatre piece has been successfully presented in Italy by Ruccello himself in the 1980, and has since been performed by other theatre companies in Italy.Ruccello saw the women of his plays, including Jennifer, as deported figures hinting that these women were going towards a cultural transformation. After losing their roots, these characters try to find their safety within their domestic walls, as a way to protect their fragile psychological balance.
The translation will have this cultural transformation element in mind and bring Jennifer to a suburb which could be anywhere. The language will be mostly English with Neapolitan flavour.
Monkey See Monkey Do is a non profit Theatre Group based in London but our monkeys are from all over the world.We are interested in original or translated international works.
Who I'd like to meet: We start arriving in New York on the 7th of August , with the actors coming in on the 9th & tech / support on the 10th . A few of us have never been to the States before so a friendly face or 2 wouldn't go amiss :) The show opens on the 11th , please come up & say hi during the Fringe or after the shows . Looking forward to a memorable festival.
James
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would love to catch your show... say hello if you happen to catch ours (at dance new amsterdam). feel free to send a note if you need anything while in nyc!
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