Name of Play :The Child Behind The Eyes
Actors Name :Malina Petre
Performance language :Romanian
Duration minutes :65 minutes
Playwright /Adaptor :Nava Semel (Israel )
Director :Kemal Başar (Turkey )
Set/Costume designer :Florica Zamfira
Music :Kemal Günüç
Lighting :Lucian Moga
Producer :Teatrul G. A. Petculescu, Reşita
Tour/stage Manager :Daniel Ionescu
Theatre Company :Teatrul G. A. Petculescu, Reşita
Synopsis :
The Monodrama The Child Behind the Eyes tells the story of a mother of a Down's syndrome child on the night before he goes to school.
Not everyone is willing to make an effort and see Yotam beyond the special facial features. There are those who cross to the other side of the street, and those who are repelled by "Thelma’s mongoloid son".
It is early morning and Thelma is standing by the window. Her thoughts go back to her shock at the child's birth, reactions from family and friends and Yotam's beautiful and touching relationship with his great- grandmother Erika, who had just died.
While doing that, her husband David Jogs his own fears, encircles the building till dawn breaks.
In the nursery, six years old Yotam is asleep, peaceful and innocent. He knows that he is different than other children, yet he knows how much he resembles them. On his easel the child behind the eyes paints a multicolored world.
Short description :How strong a woman can be against the troubles.
First performance date:23 February 2005
Participation at Festivals & International tours: It toured some part of the Blacksea region of Turkey between 19-23th of March.
International Cooperation :
List of Productions
In Israel by Lillian Shutz and the Haifa Municipal Theater in 1987 with actress ASSI ESHED.
The play was running on Israeli stage for 11 years - more than 1000 performances.
1988 - Published as a book in Israel by Modan Publishing House.
2002- E-Book, Literatura Electronic Publishing, Israel.
2005 - Arabic Theatre “RABAB” in the Galilee with actress Nasrin Faa'oor.
Radio Productions
1987 - Recorded by Israel Broadcasting Service "Kol Israel" as a Radio-
Drama.
1987 - Represented Israel in the "Italy Prize" competition for Radio
Productions.
1988 - Produced and broadcast by the BBC London with actress Maureen
Lipman.
1988 - Poduced by the National Radio of Spain with actress Aurora
Vicente.
1989 - Produced by Radio Belgium with actress Janine Patrick.
1990 - Produced by Radio France.
1990 - Produced by Radio Dublin, Ireland.
1995 - Produced by ORF - Radio Austria with actress Desiree Nosbusch.
1996 - Produced as a Compact Disc by the Austrian Radio.
1996/ 1998 - Broadcast by Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg and Sender
Freies Berlin in Germany.
1997 - Broadcast by Sudwestfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln,
Hessischer Rundfunk, Deutschland-Radio Koln and Radio Bremen in
Germany.
1997 - A special broadcast open to public at the Jewish Community Center in
Berlin, hosted by the Austrian Consul General.
1997 - Broadcast by the Romanian Radio with actress Irina Mazanitis
2002 - Re-broadcast by ORF - Radio Austria with actress Desiree
Nosbusch.
Tours of the Israeli production abroad
1990 - Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland.
1990 - Spring Theater Festival, Rome - Italy.
Stage Productions worldwide
1990 - Rome, Italy with actress Claudia Della Seta.
1991 - USA by "Westbeth Theater" in New York with actress Amy Brentano.
1991 - NY production at Nantucket Theater in Massachusetts.
1997 - The Jewish Women Playwright Festival in Los Angeles, with actress Lisa Barnes.
1997 - The "Divadle U Hasicu" Theater in Prague with actress Dasha Blahova.
1998 - Theatre Festival of the European Regions, Czech Republic.
2000 - A tour of the Czech production - Oslo and Bergen, Norway.
2004 – Play reading at the International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Romania, with actress Ophelia Popii.
2005 Translated into Turkish by Sirin Yener app.
2006 Nowy Theatre in Lodz ,Jolanta Jackowska-Czop - actress ,Karolina Szymczyk - director.
Prizes /Awards
1988 - Haifa Award - the original play of the year.
1989 - Best production of the year of Omanut La'am ("Art for the People" organization)
1996 - Best Radio-Drama of the Year in Austria.
Technical Data:
The set is not heavy.
It needs to perform:
20 projectors of 650 – 1000 watts.
MD player.
Fog machine.
Contact & Booking Information :
Contact name; Kemal Başar, Malina Petre
e-mail : kemalbasar@superonline.com ; teatrulgap@terrasat.ro
Phone: 00905322621470; 0040255215080
Fax: 0040255215080
Website: http://www.tiyatrokeyfi.com/index_eng.html
Nava Semel e-mail : semel@012.net.il
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