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Tonight: Lola Blau, a ‘big little’ musical in Europe, has U.S. debut at La MaMa
La MaMa to present US Premiere of 'Tonight: Lola Blau,' written and composed by Georg Kreisler. Holocaust-era musical of sardonic remembrance has been phenomenally successful in Europe. Anna Kramer plays Lola; Dick Top directs.
‘Haggaddah,’ A work by Witness Relocation based on the Passover Seder
In 'Haggaddah,' Witness Relocation ('a dance-theater anarchist's utopia') will re-envision the Passover story and the act of coming together to tell it.
Alyson Pou recreates a 19th Century Dime Museum at NY’s South Street Seaport
'A Slight Headache' is a performance/installation by Alyson Pou presented in the manner of a 19th century Dime Museum/Sideshow. It contains a mysterious play about a mother and her daughter who are joined by their hair.
US debut for ‘Baghdadi Bath’ by Jawad al-Assadi, Iraq’s best-known playwright
Play is set in a Turkish bath in Baghdad, where two brothers reveal the everyday horror of surviving in a war zone. Playwright received the 2004 Prince Claus Award for dedication to freedom of cultural expression.
‘New Voices Heard’ will showcase plays from La MaMa playwrights’ retreat
La MaMa Umbria International will showcase plays born in its 2008 writers' workshop February 18 and 19 with 'New Voices Heard' open house.
