With a Grain of Wheat, 2013

1 male - 1 female

Maria Papalexi

A grain of wheat sprouts in the soil, grows and turns into cob loaded with fruit...

A grain of wheat is the trigger for a journey in the age of myth and fantasy, following Demeter in her search of Persephone and admiring the turning of the seasons...

A grain of wheat is the beginning, the raw material that allows to be kneaded on stage most basic human foods: the bread...

The making process of bread –  from the cultivation and processing of the grain to the kneading and baking – generates stories, songs and games, following the cycle of life; the natural and magical course of every living creature on earth.

 

PLAYS

Dawning, 2013

1 male - 2 female

With a Grain of Wheat, 2013

1 male - 1 female

Paint It, 2012

1 male - 1 female

Rosebud, 2011

1 female

Golden Loom and Ivory Scallop, 2010

1 female - 1 male musician

I Would Like to Meet You, 2008

2 males - 1 female

ESSAYS

MARIA PAPALEXI'S THEATRE

Maria Papalexi is a dramaturg with experience in speech therapy and dramatic play and, since 2008, she has been involved in this unique form of the...