“Her translation of Koltès now sounds like Dante speaking in the voice of Sam Sheppard” D.J. R. Bruckner, New York Times, May 21, 2003
“a deeply ambitious project, offering new staging by young directors. It is rare to have such a well-focused collective effort downtown, and it may make a useful blueprint. » Tom Sellar, Village Voice, May 23, 2003
Koltes NY 2003 Festival
In May 2003, the producers Marion Schoevaert (In Parentheses), Doris Mirescu (Dangerous Grounds Production) and Robert Lyons (Soho Think Tank) brought the entire body of work of French playwright Bernard Marie Koltes to the American stage. We produced new American translations of 4 plays performed in repertory:
WEST PIER directed by Jay Sheib
BATTLE OF BLACK AND DOGS directed by Doris Mirescu
IN THE SOLITUDE OF COTTON FIELDS directed by Marion Schoevaert
ROBERTO ZUCCO directed by Daniel Safer
TABATABA and BACK TO THE DESERT directed by Richard Kimmel and THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FORESTS directed by David Levine. (STAGE READINGS)
We organized a one-day symposium inviting all the directors, translators and actors of the festival, along with French theater expert Professor Emmanuel Wallon, Hungarian Theater Historian Nina Kiraly, Yale University Professor, Donia Mounsef and Village Voice journalist, Thomas Sellar.