La MaMa will present the world-premiere of Mario Fratti's newest play, OBAMA 44, with performances starting March 29, 2012 prior to an official press opening April 1 at La MaMa (74 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan.
Directed by Wayne Maugans, the cast of OBAMA 44 includes Rob Sedgwick, Julia Motyka, Dennis Ostermaier, Thomas Poarch and Richard Ugino.OBAMA 44 is a psychological thriller about the murder of the charming, beautiful young woman Maja, who admired and loved the President and worked for his re-election campaign. She was murdered. By whom? In the play Maja, excited and joyous says, "Obama, our 44th president. What a triumph! I admire him so much. I love him. I'm proud of all Americans. We elected an African-American, showing the world that we are truly democratic."Playwright Mario Fratti was born in Italy but has been living in New York City since 1963. He is a drama critic and a playwright. He had a long-run on Broadway with the musical NINE (his adaptation of his play SIX PASSIONATE WOMEN -- LIFE OF FELLINI). Some of his plays (CAGE, VICTIM, E. DUSE, WHITE WIDOW - MAFIA, CHE GUEVARA, PINOCHET - CHILE '73, REFRIGERATORS, BIRTHDAY, ACADEMY, SEDUCERS, SISTER, TERRORIST, LOVES, IRAQ-BLINDNESS, PORNO, THE BRIDGE, EROTIC ADVENTURES IN VENICE) have been translated and performed in 19 languages.Videos