LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater

Rainbow Jubilee is a series of three events that Casa Italiana put together with its theater company in residence KIT to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. The events will feature LGBTQ theater respectively from Italy (February 25^th), the US (March 25^th) and from the rest of the world (April 15^th): three events of live performance to discover how much LGBTQ topics have been portrayed on stage and by what means.

How often are Italian-American LGBTQ stories told onstage in the U.S.? How do Italian-American authors and directors treat LGBTQ stories when they are actually produced and performed? How does the community (both Italian-American and LGBTQ) react to said stories? Find out with an evening of readings and a panel.

Curated by
Laura Caparrotti (KIT) and Frank J. Avella (Playwright, Director, Critic)

Historical Remarks:
Michael Carosone
Writer, activist, educator, editor and contributor to the book
Our Naked Lives: Essays from Gay Italian-American Men

Introductions to Italian American LGBTQ Theater: Frank J. Avella 

Scenes from Italian American LGBTQ plays:
Gemini by Albert Innaurato (Broaway production 1976)
Consent by Frank J. Avella
This Boy Cometh to the Mountain by Joey Merlo

Actors:
Carlotta Brentan, Marc Lombardo, John DiMino, Brendan Daugherty, Alice Berrett

Panel discussion with:
Michael Carosone, Frank J. Avella, Franco D’Alessandro (Playwright), Joey Merlo
Moderated by Laura Caparrotti

In ENGLISH.