Crumbs of Joy

May 31 at 7:00 PM

June 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 at 7:00 PM

Written by Giorgia Brusco, Translated by Translated by Aurora Magnani, Michela Medici, and MariaChiara Sangalli, Scuola Civica per Traduttori e Interpreti Altiero Spinelli, Reviewed by Carlotta Brentan, directed by Elena Vannoni

Play winner of the Mario Fratti Award 2020. Two elderly people live alone. Due to a banal accident, they involve an unaware passerby in their affairs. She takes their life to heart and decides to devote time to them, in search of a phantom son who never seems to arrive. In this way, she is projected into their world made of silences, memories, disappointments, but also trivial gestures of love, which are nothing more than a desperate request for attention. At a certain point, the vision turns upside down, highlighting hidden shadows and immense pain, hidden behind the apparent superficiality.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of two doses of an approved covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.