With RCINY and the French Cultural Services in Chicago support, the TRAP DOOR THEATRE, Chicago presents the Midwest Premiere of:
HORSES AT THE WINDOW Written by: Matei Visinec
Directed by: Radu Alexandru Nica
Cast: John Gray, John Stokvis, John Kahara, Beata Pilch, Tiffany Ross & Holly Thomas.
Set design: Ewelina Dobiesz/ Sound Designers: Sam Lewis & Bob Rokos/ Lighting Designer: Richard Norwood/ Costume Designer: Sarah Walls-Rosenberg/ Stage Manager: Gary Damico/ Graphic Designer: Michal Janicki
Matei Visniec's Horses at the Window is a penetrating, playful examination of the women who wait patiently at home for their fighting men. A mother, daughter and wife say goodbye to their men, when a messenger appears with flowers, compliments and death portents. A charming treacherous guide, the Messenger's seductive infiltration into their lives is an allegory for the quiet way the idea of war can become commonplace in society.
Critically acclaimed Romanian guest director Radu Alexandru Nica is well known in Romania for his attention to the "new realism" a movement dedicated to finding truth in a playwright's text, no matter how absurd. A native of Sibiu, Radu Alexandru Nica graduated from the "Gheorghe Lazar" National College of Sibiu in 1998 and studied Theater at the Ludwig Maximiliams University. He received his PHD in directing from University "Lucian Blaga" in Sibiu. He has assistant directed for Andrei Serban and Silviu Purcarete, two of the greatest Romanian theatre directors. Radu Alexandru Nica is the resident director of the National Theatre in Sibiu.
Playwright, poet and journalist Matei Visniec was born in Romania, and now lives in Paris. He began writing for the theatre in 1977. Early in his career Visniec's plays were banned by the Romanian censors. In 1987 he was invited to France by a literary foundation. While there, he asked for and received political asylum. After the fall of communism in Romania, in 1989, Visniec became one of the most performed playwrights in the country. Visniec gained international attention in 1992, with productions of Horses at the Window in France, and Old Clown Wanted at the "Bonner Biennale". Since then, Matei Visniec's work has been produced in France, Germany, United States, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, Romania, and Moldavia.
[Image from the rehearsals]
TRAP DOOR THEATRE
1655 W. Cortland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
More information and reservations at: 773-384-0494
The play runs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM. Admission: $20 (2-for-1 on Thursdays)
