Thinking Theater NYC

Sciara - Prima c'agghiorna Written by Luana Rondinelli Directed by Giovanni Carta Performed by Luana Rondinelli and I Musicanti (Gregorio Caimi - guitar, Enzo Toscano - cello, Debora Messina - singer) Presented by I Musicanti at CIMA-Center For Italian Modern Art , Manhattan, NYC on May 1, 2024 at 7 pm and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU , Manhattan, NYC on May 3, 2024 at 8 pm Debora Messina and Luana Rondinelli. Photo by Salvatore Sinatra The global history of the labor struggle is an often violent one, and Sciara - Prima c'agghiorna , a play with music, tells a story from that history that is simultaneously tragic and inspiring. The play, the subtitle of which translates to "first of all," shines a spotlight on Francesca Serio (Luana Rondinelli), the first woman to denounce the mafia, in a formal complaint for the 1955 murder of her son, Salvatore Carnevale, who was a socialist activist and union agitator for workers' rights. Performed in Italian with Engli...

The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater, along with the Italy-based KIT Italia and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU, will present the 11th anniversary season of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY , New York City’s premiere festival of Italian theater, from April 29th-May 13th in all five boroughs of NYC (and April 27th in Toronto). Performances will take place at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU (24 West 12th Street, Manhattan), Casa Belvedere (79 Howard Ave, Staten Island), Culture Lab LIC (5-25 46th Ave, Queens), Center For Italian Modern Art (421 Broome St 4th floor, Manhattan), The Brick Aux (628 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn), The Atelier at Theaterlab (357 W 36th St. 4th floor, Manhattan), BAAD (2474 Westchester Ave, Bronx), NOoSPHERE Arts (520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn), and Playwrights Downtown (440 Lafayette St 4th floor, Manhattan). Admission to all shows and events in the festival will be FREE. All shows will be performed in Italian with English supertitles...