Via Beatrice Opens August 14
The World Premiere of Fugue Theatre’s experimental operetta, Via Beatrice opens at the Playwrights Theatre Centre on August 14th, 2009.
A woman travels to Italy after the suicide of her daughter. They were supposed to take the trip together. Practically giving up all hope for life itself, the woman stumbles upon a haunted tour of Rome led by a slick Italian tour guide. He has his own demons. Together, they become entwined with the ghost of Beatrice Cenci in a roller-coaster ride of sensuality, fright, grief and hope.
This seductive operetta stars Laura Di Cicco, Lucia Frangione and Marco Soriano, with each performer acting and singing multiple parts.
Writer and Librettist: Jennifer Griffin
Composer, Musical Direction and Musician: Peggy Lee
Direction: Matthew Bissett
Muscian: Ron Samworth
Dramaturgy: Liesl Lafferty
Set Design: Andreas Kahre
Original Workshop Director and dramaturgical consultant: Chris-Gerrard Pinker
Fugue Theatre would like to offer a special thank you to Jessica Chambers, Jonathan Ryder and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts for their incredible support. Without them, our production would be very difficult to mount.
