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| In continuing to take a look at the SBU dramaturgs, we again focus on MFA candidate Angie Balsamo and her Assistant Dramaturg, Cassie Pressimone. Together, these production dramaturgs tackled Nilo Cruz's haunting work Two Sisters and a Piano, the first production in the fifth annual Long Island Play Project. Angie assembled comprehensive program notes that gave the audience insight into the geopolitical issues that inform Cruz's play as well as a playwright bio and biographical background on the real-life inspiration for the main character, María Elena Cruz Varela. To read the program notes, download the PDF version here. Photo (right): Dramaturg Angie Balsamo amidst her dramaturgy lobby display, which consisted of tropical plants, videos and CDs playing Cuban music, objects from Cuba and several educational display boards. |
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Perspectives: (Left) Benjamin Treuhaft, of Send a Piana to Havana, attends opening night. His mission is to collect and distribute used pianos and other instruments to schools and musicians in Cuba. Pictured with Angie Balsama and Cassie Pressimone. (Right) During intermission, an audience member studies the lobby display, reading about Cuba's social, political and geographical facts. |
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