Richard Kalinoski's 'La bestia sulla luna' at Teatro Due, Parma
The play 'La bestia sulla luna' by Richard Kalinoski, directed by Andrea Chiodi, is staged at Teatro Due in Parma. Set in Milwaukee in 1920, it follows Aram Tomasian, an Armenian photographer who survived the 1915 genocide and immigrates to America. He arranges a marriage by proxy with Seta, a teenage girl also fleeing Ottoman persecution. Their relationship is strained by cultural clashes, infertility, and trauma. The arrival of Vincent, an orphan, eventually helps them form a family. The production features Fulvio Pepe and Elisabetta Pozzi in lead roles, with Alberto Mancioppi as narrator. The play has won five Molière awards and been translated into thirteen languages.
Key facts
- Richard Kalinoski wrote 'La bestia sulla luna'.
- Andrea Chiodi directed the production.
- The play is staged at Teatro Due in Parma.
- The story is set in Milwaukee in 1920.
- Aram Tomasian is an Armenian photographer who survived the 1915 genocide.
- Seta is a teenage Armenian girl who marries Aram by proxy.
- The couple struggles with infertility and trauma.
- Vincent, an orphan, becomes their adopted son.
- Fulvio Pepe plays Aram, Elisabetta Pozzi plays Seta.
- Alberto Mancioppi is the narrator.
- The play has won five Molière awards.
- It has been translated into thirteen languages.
Entities
Artists
- Richard Kalinoski
- Andrea Chiodi
- Fulvio Pepe
- Elisabetta Pozzi
- Alberto Mancioppi
- Luigi Bignone
- Giuseppe Distefano
Institutions
- Teatro Due
- Fondazione Teatro Due
- CTB di Brescia
- Artribune
Locations
- Parma
- Italy
- Milwaukee
- United States
- Turchia orientale
- Turkey