COSÌ
A classic Australian comedy about
theatre, madness, illusion, sanity and life.
"Comic gold ... a universally strong cast ..." - Show Business Weekly
"Highly entertaining ... the entire cast is wonderful." - BroadwayWorld
Directed by Jesse Michael Mothershed
WHEN:
September 7 - 23, 2012
Wednesdays to Saturdays @ 8 p.m.
Sundays @ 2 p.m.
WHERE:
Urban Stages
259 W. 30th Street
(between 7th & 8th Avenues)
Set in a Melbourne mental institution in 1971, Così is the classic Australian comedy by renowned playwright Louis Nowra.
When Lewis, a recent university graduate, accepts a job directing mental patients in a performance intended to bring them out of their shells, he gets more than he bargains for as the show the patients choose is Mozart's opera Così Fan Tutte.
To make matters worse, the venue for this performance is a fire-gutted theatre with a leaking roof and faulty wiring. The cast includes a pyromaniac, a junkie, a manic-depressive, a knife-wielding romantic, a confused realist, a Lithium-addicted pianist who hates Mozart, and a stuttering ex-lawyer who refuses to take part in the production. Lewis, needless to say, is slightly discouraged by the task at hand.
Così, a funny and poignant play, marks the inaugural production of Australian Made Entertainment, a theatre company dedicated to showcasing Australian plays in New York City.
