For a Barbarian Woman, by Saviana Stanescu, tells parallel love stories two millennia apart with Romania as the place where contemporary American and ancient Roman values converge.
Death of the Squirrel Man, by Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk (presented on SAT, June 21, 1 pm), traces a thin line between patriotism and terrorism and will represent Poland in the prestigious "New Plays from Europe" festival in Wiesbaden this year.
Named the Best Hungarian Drama of 2002, Geza-boy, by Janos Hay, is a poignant comic portrait of subsistence on the periphery of Hungarian society (SAT, June 21, 4 pm).
GLOBAL SCENES is a coproduction of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and the Long Wharf Theatre, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute.
LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT
ADMISSION: $15. To learn more and purchase tickets visit the festival website.
