On Saturday, February 9, my wife Vinita and I were guests of the Academia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani in Mantua, Italy, at the opening night of their revival of Assenze, the Italian translation (by Antonia Brancati) of Absence. As noted in my previous post, this … Continue reading
In February of 2017, Absence (or Assenze) received its Italian premiere at the Accademia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani in Mantua, a production directed by Mario Zolin from a translation by Antonia Brancati. I had worked with Antonia on the translation, and I knew it … Continue reading
Earlier this month, Vinita and I had the supreme pleasure of visiting Sweden as a guest of the Riksteatern, the company that is sending Försvinnandet (also known as Absence) on tour through the country. We were able to see the final dress rehearsal … Continue reading
The Scandinavians, it seems, cannot get enough of Absence (this is the part of the world that gave us Ibsen and Strindberg, so they do their depressing plays). The play is getting revivals of its productions in both Norway and Sweden this … Continue reading
On Wednesday, April 26, there will be a one-night-only presentation of Absence at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA, presented by the Newhaven Court at Linwood, an assisted living facility. The production is directed by Michael Anton, and feature Linda Stayer as … Continue reading
The productions of Absence in Sweden and Italy are now history. I had hoped to attend, but due to health issues (my back chose the wrong moment to misbehave) I had to stay stateside. The Swedish production will be revived this fall, however, … Continue reading
In the fall of 2015, Absence crossed the briny Atlantic and made its European debut (as Fravær) at the Oslo Teater Trikkestallen in Norway. I’m pleased to announce that the play, a first-person chronicle of one woman’s harrowing experience with dementia, will … Continue reading
Absence returns to New England with a production this May at the Cotuit Center of the Arts out on Cape Cod. Directed by Robert Brock, the show runs in the Center’s Black Box Theater from Thursday, May 5, through Sunday, … Continue reading
I’m a bit late in posting about this (the past few weeks have been very busy indeed), but better late than never: Two weeks ago, on September 24, Fravær (as Absence is known in Norwegian) had its opening night at … Continue reading
The poster for Fravær (the version of Absence being performed by the Oslo Nye Trikkestallen) is now available! As are tickets, which you can order from this website. Words can not express (yes, I know what a thing for a writer to say) how jazzed up … Continue reading