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The origin of the world, interior conversation piece / written by Lucia Calamaro ; translated by Jane House.
Van Pelt Library PQ4903.A38 O7513 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calamaro, Lucia, author.
- Series:
- Italian playwrights project.
- Italian playwrights project
- Standardized Title:
- Origine del mondo, ritratto di un interno. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Mothers and daughters--Drama.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Women--Drama.
- Women.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 164 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- New plays from Italy
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Italian.
- Summary:
- A story of basic and perverse family dynamics, the play is an all-female human comedy in three acts. The Mother Daria lives with her Daughter Federica among bulky modern appliances, godlike monumental figures; they confront reality as they eat, chat, and get dressed. Sometimes other characters in the family constellation, such as the Analyst, join them. The womb of domestic life is staged in chapters, which lead not towards an ending but towards an origin. The play portrays the indifference, rage, and helplessness of those who live with depression.
- Contents:
- The Origin Of The World Interior Conversation Piece p. 1 / Lucia Calamaro and Jane House
- About p. 146 / Lucia Calamaro
- About p. 148 / Jane House
- About p. 150 / Frank Hentschker
- Notes And Remarks p. 152 / Frank Hentschker and Valeria Orani
- About The Italian Playwrights Project p. 154
- Co-Producers p. 158
- Partners And Supporters p. 160
- About The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center p. 162.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780990684794
- 0990684792
- OCLC:
- 1019844602
- Publisher Number:
- 99978828714
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