Pier Lorenzo Pisano's MATER FAMILIAS Wins In Scena! 2015 Mario Fratti Award; Reading Set for 5/11

Apr 08, 2015 791

The third annual IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY, produced by New York's Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), has announced the winner of the second annual MARIO FRATTI AWARD for emerging Italian authors. The Award goes to: "Mater Familias" by Pier Lorenzo Pisano. An Award ceremony and staged reading of the play will be presented on Monday, May 11 at 6pm at Theater for the New City (155 1st Avenue in Manhattan). Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com.

"Mater Familias" tells the story of three generations trying to help each other through increasingly difficult times. "I was born in Naples, I work in Rome, I love Venice." This is how Pier Lorenzo Pisano likes to introduce himself. His career spans from theater to cinema, from directing to writing.

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Source: http://www.broadwayworld.com/

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