In his studio, a photographer develops photographs for an exhibition he is organizing about the deranged, the immigrants and the homeless of the megalopolis, while at the same time he recalls his father’s recent death and their troublesome relationship. Along the way, his photographed exiles “come to life”; the photographer either reiterates their words, or engages in their dislocated dialogues.
The darkroom gradually becomes the dark zone of the city; the dark memory and desire. A poetics of the city, the mourning, the wandering and the reflection.
The play closes with Domenico Modugno’s lighthearted song "Volare", sang by the photographer and his photographic obsessions as they exit the stage.
The play is based on the photo album and book The City on its Knees, 2002.
PLAYS
Autobiography of a Book, 1995
3 male – 3 female [Minimum number of actors: 2 men-3 women]
Married Couples, 2003
1 male - 1 female (on video)
The City on its Knees, 2006
3 male- 2 female
Greek Insomnia, 2006
1 male - 2 female
The Yellow Dog, 2009
1 female
Danube’s Trout,, 2010
1 male
After our Last Words, 2011
1 male - 1 female
Feather Nothing, 2011
1 male - 2 female
Someone to Hurt Them, 2012
2 male - 1 female
La Petite Mort, 2014
3 female (25, 35, and 45 years old)
The Bench of Any, 2014
2 male -1 female (only her voice is heard)
