They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay!
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Theater
by Ambassador Theater / Joe Martin
Producer & Antonia ...one of the greatest European comedies of the 20th Century...
...called a “comedy of hunger,” it is also about the bigger financial farce that results if the victims of financial collapse...
In Partnership with the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute
Ambassador Theater Presents The Washington DC Premiere of
THEY DON’T PAY? WE WON’T PAY!
By Dario Fo
Translated by Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante
Produced by Hanna Bondarewska
Directed by Joe Martin
Featuring: Hanna Bondarewska, Moriah Whiteman, Darren Marquardt, Mitch Irzinski and Peter Orvetti
WHERE: Mead Theatre Lab at FLASHPOINT
916 G Street NW, Washington DC
WHEN: March 1 – March 26, 2016; Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Matinees Sundays at 3:00 pm
Previews March 1, 2 at 8 pm; March 3 at 8 pm, Opening & Reception follows
Press Night: Sat, March 5, 8 pm; Special Q&A after the show with the Special Guest, Italian Actor, longtime collaborator of Dario Fo, Mario Pirovano, director, Joe Martin and actors
TICKETS: $25 - $40 Online: http://www.aticc.org/home/category/get-tickets For 14 + Audiences
Desperate housewives take justice in their own hands in this Nobel prize winner's hilarious farce of civil disobedience. The empowering story in which direct democracy is the way to go when government fails to protect citizens' rights, was inspired by real life events of workers' uprising in 1974's Italy. Hugely popular and more relevant than ever, "They don't pay, We won't pay" delivers a serious message in a ridiculous, absurdist fashion generating truckloads of laughter and delighting with its lovable and colorful characters.
Meet Antonia, who during a food riot takes supplies from a supermarket and hides them from her law abiding husband Giovanni behind a dress of her best friend Margherita. Follow the chaos, which ensues once Giovanni and his friend and Margherita's spouse Luigi are told about Margherita's miracle pregnancy and the police gets involved. Be prepared for this uproarious 'boulevard comedy' to keep you glued to your seat feeling entertained and inspired at the same time!
Smartphones, A Pocket-Size Farce
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Theater
by Hanna Bondarewska
Producer Welcome to the World of the Absurd and the Ridiculous and get ready to reflect on your own, in Emilio Williams�s quirky pocket-size farce 'Smartphones'. Two couples addicted to social media and self-gratification get too close for comfort stuck in a house of their elusive friend, who may never arrive. While waiting for Fede and pestering their smartphones to 'death', the group begin to lose their cool. The lies are exposed, masks dropped, secret desires revealed in this fast paced comedy too ridiculous to be true, or is it?
SMARTPHONES, A Pocket-Size Farce
By Emilio Williams
�One of the funniest and cleverest pieces of absurd theater�
Produced by Hanna Bondarewska
Directed by Joe Banno, Helen Hayes awarded director
Music/Sound by Gabriel Dib
Set & Lights Design by David Ghatan
Costumes by Lynly Saunders
Featuring: Ariana Almajan, Moriah Whiteman, Bruce Rauscher, Shravan Amin, and Tekle Ghebremeschel
WHERE: Mead Theatre Lab at FLASHPOINT
916 G Street NW, Washington DC
WHEN: October 20 � November 15, 2015; Thursdays � Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Matinees: Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00 pm
Oct. 20, 21 Previews at 8 pm; Oct. 22 at 8 pm, Opening & Reception follows
Press Night: Sat, Oct. 24, 8 pm; Special Q&A after the show with the author, Emilio Williams, director, Joe Banno and actors
TICKETS: $20 - $40 Online: http://www.aticc.org/home/category/get-tickets
For 16 + Audiences
Media/Press: please e-mail us to reserve your tickets!
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