Photo Flash: First Look at Trap Door Theatre's 'THE WORD PROGRESS ON MY MOTHER'S LIPS'

The Trap Door Theatre presents "the word progress on my mother's lips doesn't ring true", written by Matei Visniec, translated by Joyce Nettles and directed by István Szabó K, featuring Antonio Brunetti, Malcolm Callan, Simina Contras, Kevin Cox, John Kahara, Beata Pilch and Nicole Wiesner. The production will open Thursday, April 4 and runs through Saturday, April 13, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Trap Door will be adding a limited engagement run of last years' hit production before the company takes the show on a six city tour through Romania. Guest Hungarian/Romanian director István K. Szabó captures the signature comic/tragic surrealism of this staggering piece that delves into the pits of refugee psyche, a metaphysical space where one continuously runs from a place with nothing left, to a place with nothing to offer.

Tour Details: The Trap Door ensemble will depart Chicago on June 1 and open our tour at the prestigious InterNational Theatre Festival of Sibiu. Following Sibiu, we continue on our five-city, five-week tour that also includes performances in Suceava, Satu Mare and Oradea. We will also have the unique honor of performing in Radauti, the town where playwright Matei Visniec was born. Please visit our website for more information.

Matei Visniec playwright, poet and journalist, was born in Romania, and now lives in Paris. He began writing for the theatre in 1977. Early in his career Visniec's plays were banned by the Romanian censors. In 1987 he was invited to France by a literary foundation. While there, he asked for and received political asylum. After the fall of communism in Romania, in 1989, Visniec became one of the most performed playwrights in the country. Visniec gained international attention in 1992, with productions of Horses at the Window in France, and Old Clown Wanted at the "Bonner Biennale". Since then, Matei Visniec's work has been produced in France, Germany, United States, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, Romania, and Moldavia. Most recently, his play The Word Progress on My Mother's Lips Doesn't Ring True was the winner of the "Best Play in the Off-section" at the Avignon Festival in 2009.

István Szabó K. Born in Romania, István Szabó K. has worked throughout Romania, Hungary and Germany. He graduated from the University of Targu Mures, Romania in 2000. He has served as the Theatre Director of the Hungarian State Theatre in Timisoara, and the Young Theatre in Piatra Neamt. At the Tomcsa Sandor Theatre in Odorheiu Secuiesc he held several positions, including Artistic Director, General Manager and the Theatre Director. Mr. Szabó has also worked as the resident director at the Arca Independent Theatre in Bucharest, and currently, is the Artistic Director of Szigligeti Hungarian State Theatre in Oradea. Most notable productions include The Could Child at the Radu Stanca National Theatrein Sibiu, Edward at the Romanian National Theatre in Timisoara, The Temptation at Euro Theater Central in Bonn and most recently Mausoleum at the Hungarian State Theatre in Oradea. Awards for his directorial work include: The Imagine International Festival for The Wedding, TopFest National Festival for Le Enfant Terribles and the Interethnic Theatre Festival "Press Prize" for Teibale and her Demon.

Creative team: Set Designer Mike Mroch / Lighting Designer Richard Norwood / Costume Designer Bisa Dimitrova and Tonette Navarro / Music Composer Ovidiu Iloc/ Make up Designer Zsofia Otvos / Specialty Props MerEdith Miller / Graphic Designer Michal Janicki/ Dramaturg Milan Pribisic.

Performance schedule: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 7PM. Admission: $20, $25 on Saturdays. *Closing night gala $35.00. *Includes live music by Garvey Train & cabaret by MerEdith Miller. All performances run at THE TRAP DOOR THEATRE, 1655 West Cortland Ave. Chicago, Ill. For information and reservations, call 773-384-0494 or purchase online at www.trapdoortheatre.com.