{"id":10470,"date":"2024-11-01T05:51:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/new\/the-greek-play-project-new-york-may-5-6-2018\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T06:38:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T06:38:46","slug":"the-greek-play-project-new-york-may-5-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/greek-theatre.gr\/en\/new\/the-greek-play-project-new-york-may-5-6-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GREEK PLAY PROJECT NEW YORK May 5 \u2013 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four contemporary Greek playwrights, four Greek plays in English translation presented in New York for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eclipses Group Theater New York (EGTNY) presents The Greek Play Project New York<\/em><\/strong>, a weekend of staged readings of contemporary Greek plays at New York University. This is an important initiative for the promotion of modern Greek dramaturgy, in collaboration with The Greek Play Project (www.greek-theatre.gr<\/a>). Four plays by contemporary Greek playwrights will be presented in the United States for the first time, in English, featuring American and Greek-American actors.<\/p>\n

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The plays being presented:<\/p>\n

In Chorus<\/em><\/strong> by Dimitris Dimitriadis<\/strong>, translation by Theodora Papachristofilou-Loukas, directed by Ioanna Katsarou; Andromache<\/em><\/strong> by Akis Dimou<\/strong>, translation by Demetri Bonaros, directed by Ioanna Katsarou; Seaweeds<\/em><\/strong> by Penny Fylaktaki<\/strong>, translation by Penny Fylaktaki, directed by Demetri Bonaros; and Blind Spot <\/em><\/strong>by Yiannis Mavritsakis<\/strong>, translation by Christina Polychroniou, directed by Katerina Alexaki.<\/p>\n

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The Greek Play Project New York is a production of Eclipses Group Theater New York (EGTNY), a New York-based nonprofit organization that serves as a cultural bridge between Greece and the United States, in artistic collaboration with Dr. Irene Mountraki, Head of Dramaturgy and International Relations at the National Theater of Greece and creator of The Greek Play Project, an important platform cataloguing modern Greek plays and promoting Greek playwrights.<\/p>\n

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Production Team:<\/p>\n

Katerina Alexaki, Ioanna Katsarou, Demetri Bonaros, Alexandra Skendrou<\/p>\n

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The Greek Play Project New York<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Program <\/u><\/p>\n

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Dr. Mountraki will provide introductory remarks about the plays and playwrights.<\/p>\n

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May 5, 6:00pm<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Seaweeds <\/em><\/strong>by Penny Fylaktaki<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation by Penny Fylaktaki<\/p>\n

Directed by Demetri Bonaros<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cast: Amanda Baxter*, Sarah Doudna, Daniel Kirby, Tony Naumovski*, James Nugent*<\/p>\n

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Seaweeds<\/em><\/strong> by Penny Fylaktaki: A father\u2019s will leaves the entire inheritance to the child who will invest it best within 24 hours. Returning for the first time in years to the beach house where they grew up, two estranged siblings vie fiercely for the inheritance. As old wounds are reopened and secrets exposed, the old house becomes the setting for a taut family drama.<\/p>\n

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May 5, 8:15pm<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blind Spot <\/em><\/strong>by Yiannis Mavritsakis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation by Christina Polychroniou<\/p>\n

Directed by Katerina Alexaki<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cast: Luisa Alarc\u00f3n, Christos Alexandridis, Yannis Amouris, Chris Behan, Demetri Bonaros*, Theodora Loukas, Michael Najman, Daniel Rock, Alkis Sarantinos, Alexandra Skendrou<\/p>\n

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Blind Spot<\/em><\/strong> by Yiannis Mavritsakis: The play tells the story of a young woman named Nicki (Greek for \u201cvictory\u201d) who, after the death of her husband, stands wavering between a paralyzing depression and the need to go on living. Looking for a way out of her suffocating, narrow world, she leaves her job at the bank and finds comfort in the noisy apathy of the city\u2019s avenues. Her encounter with a woman at the traffic light reveals another reality and activates forces inside her, which until then she had ignored.<\/p>\n

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May 6, 3:15pm<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

In Chorus<\/em><\/strong> by Dimitris Dimitriadis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation by Theodora Papachristofilou-Loukas<\/p>\n

Directed by Ioanna Katsarou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cast: Luisa Alarc\u00f3n, Christos Alexandridis, Yannis Amouris, Demetri Bonaros*, Theodore Bouloukos, Jocelynn Catasus, Theodora Loukas, James Nugent*, Alexandra Skendrou, Loukas Skipitaris*, Merlyn Whitehawk*<\/p>\n

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In Chorus<\/em><\/strong> by Dimitris Dimitriadis: fifteen men and women are gathered outside the palace. Someone has called them, but they don\u2019t know why. Time passes but no one is coming out from the palace. The palace is empty. What now? Why have the leaders left? Where are the Gods? Who is going to take action? This play transforms the stage of an Ancient Greek theater into the political landscape of our times. The citizens of the chorus must find a name and a fate for themselves. Theater once again can play a role in this process.<\/p>\n

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May 6, 5.30pm<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andromache or<\/em><\/strong> Landscape of a Woman in the Dead of Night <\/em><\/strong>by Akis Dimou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation by Demetri Bonaros<\/p>\n

Directed by Ioanna Katsarou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Performed by Anthoula Katsimatides*<\/p>\n

\nOriginal music for In Chorus & Andromache is composed by Phytos Stratis.
\nEllie Tsachtani\/Flute and Theodore Tsinias\/Percussion\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Andromache<\/em><\/strong> or<\/em><\/strong> Landscape of a Woman in the Dead of Night <\/em><\/strong>by Akis Dimou: The Princess of Troy, wife of the legendary Hector, uprooted and enslaved by the victors of the Trojan War, comes to Greece. A woman\u2019s monologue about the fate of a refugee and the agony of assuming a new identity.<\/p>\n

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\n* Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association.<\/p>\n

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Original music for In Chorus<\/em><\/strong> & Andromache<\/em><\/strong> is composed by Phytos Stratis.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, May 6 at 2pm, there will be a brief reception in the lobby of the KJCC Auditorium.<\/p>\n

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