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In NYC "The Madman and the Nun" black comedy by S.I. Witkiewicz aka Witkacy
April 01, 2014
It is an absurdist black comedy written by a famous Polish avant-garde writer and painter.
The plot concerns a mad poet kept against his will at the State Mental Institution where he is being cured by two psychiatrist who treat him as their guinea pig. When one of the doctors introduces a heartbroken Catholic nun (as a part of a therapeutic experiment), the patient attempts to seduce her, hoping that she will help him to free himself.
S. I. Witkiewicz is widely considered to be a precursor of The Theatre of the Absurd, preceding Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco.
Translated and slightly adapted by Dorota Krimmel.
Directed by Dorota Krimmel and Frank -Thomas Grogan
OPENS ON APRIL 4th, 7:30pm
at THE PRODUCERS CLUB in The Prince Theatre aka Studio 5
358 W 44th St
New York, NY 10036
Performances: April 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 7:30pm
http://www.greatrecessiontheatre.com/
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