TLAB Shares:
As part of the IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival NY 2024:
LIKE A LITTLE GRAIN OF SAND
Written & Directed by Salvatore Arena & Massimo Barilla
Performed by Salvatore Arena
In Italian with English Supertitles
Giuseppe Gulotta. The story of an innocent man. At the age of 18, Giuseppe Gulotta underwent a harrowing ordeal, being subjected to torture and coerced into confessing to the murder of two carabinieri in a small barracks in Alcamo. This heinous crime conceals an unspeakable mystery, involving statesmen entangled with neo-fascist groups, arms, and drug trafficking. Any convenient scapegoat would suffice to veil the truth behind this atrocity. Through the lens of Giuseppe’s personal narrative, as well as those of Salvatore and Carmine – the two victims of the massacre – and others like Giovanni, Vincenzo, and Gaetano, who were wrongly designated as scapegoats, the play endeavors to render justice to lives completely stolen for reasons too dark to articulate.The performance is the last chapter of the quadrilogy A Sud della Memoria that Mana Chuma has devoted to the contemporary history of Southern Italy.
Monday, May 6 @8PM
MEET THE ARTISTS:
Scenic Design: Aldo ZuccoÂ
Original Music: Luigi Polimeni
Lighting Designer: Stefano Barbagallo
Historical Consultants: Giuseppe Gullotta & Nicola Biondo
Production: Mana Chuma Teatro
Click HERE to learn more about the production!
COVID-19 policy: In guidance with the city and state COVID-19 policies, we will no longer be requiring masks, but strongly recommend them.