THE DUCK POND AND OTHER SPACES
by Luigi Salerni
Five people (re)live their everyday lives during the year nine-year-old Liz died. We are invited to summon memories of our own since we were also there even if memory has faded or has yet come to pass. Childhood games propel the action making it apparent that the characters are eager to discover unconditional love. Mark and Chastity experiment with intimacy. Mark’s parents work to rediscovery their diminished passion while guarding against the discomforting realities of life. And Liz gives her unencumbered love to Mark which leads to accusation and to the coming of age and loss of innocence for all.
- Cast Size: 2-4M 3-5W (Gender Flexible)
- Running Time: 90+ Minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Luigi Salerni is the recipient of multiple artistic and teaching awards including Best Production and Best Design Concept by Memphis Magazine and Memphis Arts Council for his play Blood Sisters. His translation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s most personal play, Asi que pasen cinco años [When Five Years Pass], premiered in Los Angeles at the international arts festival “Theatre, Culture, and the Arts in Lorca’s Spain”, and published in The Mercurian HYPERLINK “https://themercurian.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/the-mercurian-6-3-spring-2017.pdf” His most recent stage adaptation is The Story of a Million Years from David Huddle’s novel.
As stage director, his work has been seen in venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa including Carnegie Hall, Denver Theatre Center, A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Focus Theatre in Dublin, Theatre of the Open Eye in New York, the Dallas Theatre Center, Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia.
He currently lives in Los Angeles with his spouse and their spoiled black cats: Leo and Toby.
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