Jojo Karlin Joins NO ESCAPE at the Cherry Lane Theater, Now thru 11/18

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, will present "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. Buzzati, known as "the Italian Kafka," was one of the most significant Italian cultural figures of the last century.

The 4 works will be presented in English and the original Italian, respectively, and will star: Ilaria Amadasi, Laura Caparrotti, Rosemary Fine, Lucia Grillo, Jojo Karlin, Marta Mondelli, Amy Frances Quint and the great Italian film and theatre actress Lydia Biondi. The Monologues will be directed by Laura Caparrotti and other company members. Set Design by Lucretia Moroni.
The featured one-acts include: THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR/LA TELEFONISTA (Karlin/Amadasi), THE CLOCK/L'OROLOGIO (Grillo/Quint), ALONE AT HOME/SOLA IN CASA (Fine/Biondi) and STRIPTEASE/SPOGLIARELLO (Mondelli/Caparrotti).

Written in the late 1950s, these solo pieces represent the dark side of "La Dolce Vita." These passionate and proud women are trapped in their respective lives. A criminal news reporter for 30 years, Buzzati brings that experiences to these monologues proving he is a master of irony as he examines such themes as solitude and death.

"NO ESCAPE" will play today, October 30th – November 18th at the Cherry Lane Theater, 38 Commerce Street (3 blocks South of Christopher Street via the 1 train or the A,B,C,D,E,F,M from the West 4th St. station), NYC. Performances: Tuesday-Friday at 7PM, Saturdays at 3PM and 7PM, Sundays at 2PM and 7PM. Visit Ovationtix.com for exact monologue performance schedule.

In addition to "NO ESCAPE," an entire month of events dedicated to Buzzati will be presented and are being supported by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU, the General Consolate of Italy in New York, the Italian Cultural Institute of NY, Fondazione Buzzati and Fondazione Corriere della Sera and the World Wide Lab. The Buzzati celebration is being considered to be part of the Year of the Italian Culture in the USA. For more information, please visit KITHEATER.com.

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