TUTA THEATRE CHICAGO

A Free Reading Series:

Overlooked and Under Appreciated in America: The Balkan Plays

What: Overlooked & Underappreciated in America:  The Balkan Plays

Date:  Saturday, June 4, 2011

Location:  Fulton Street Warehouse, 2032 W. Fulton Ave.

Price:  Free!

Featuring:  Free admission and coffee, refreshments, wines and treats from the Balkan region, will be available before and after each reading.  

Q & A: Discussion with involved all artists will follow each reading. 

Closing Party:  Following the last reading, featuring guitarists Nikola Dokic and Robert Palos from the Eyes Manouche, the Chicago based band known for playing gypsy Balkan dance music.

12:00 pm: Fragile by Tena Stivcic (2004, Croatia), Directed by Guest Artist James Palmer

Featuring: Delia Baseman, Maya Boudreau, Greg Hardigan, Franette Liebow, Amanda Reader, Mike Tepeli

Fragile! explores the ways an ex-Yugoslavian immigrant survives in
contemporary London. Mila and Marko, a Croat and a Serb, share a flat
together, as well as working shifts in a seedy club owned by a shady,
but warm-hearted, Bulgarian. It is a darkly humorous play about the
people behind the tabloid stories of migrant workers and forced
prostitution in today’s Europe.

2:00 pm:  Carbon Copy by Dusko Premovic (2009, Serbia), Directed by TUTA Artistic Director Zeljko Djukic

Featuring:  Kate Cares, Deirdre Hamilton, and Steve Key

Carbon Copy ("Indigo" in Serbian) is a funny and moving play. In the first act, two women go through a lot of turmoil before they discover friendship and ways to empower, inspire, and change each other. In the second act, an unexpected suitor appears and convinces one of the women that he is the man of her dreams.

4:00 pm:  Canary Soup by Milos Radovic (1999, Serbia), Directed by Company Member Jacqueline Stone 

Featuring:  Peter DeFaria and Nicole Wiesner

It's the day of the wedding and Yelena and Mihailo are still figuring out if they'd like to actually get married.  Through this comedic journey of life's mishaps and good fortunes, Canary Soup explores the many paths one possible life can take and how we love and lose those most important to us.

Closing party to follow featuring guitarists Nikola Dokic and Robert Palos from the Eyes Manouche, the Chicago based band known for playing gypsy Balkan dance music.  

 PLEASE RSVP to alice@tutato.com by Thursday, May 19, 2011 with your name, how many people, and how much of the event you plan on attending so that we can ensure there is space for all.

All readings are generously supported by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.