Pemart Productions presents Cuisine et dépendances by Agnes Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri
KITCHEN AND EXTENSIONS:
The funniest French Kitchen Comedy of the 90's and beyond!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Length: 1 hr 10 mins Intermission: None Seating: General Admission You choose your seats when you get to the theater.
Jacques and Martine, a 40'ish Parisian couple, are hosting a dinner party for an old friend Charlotte who they haven't seen for ten years, and her now famous TV personality husband. Georges,
their sour-bachelor friend and Charlotte's old flame is a temporary
house guest sleeping on their sofa for the past 2 months, and then Fred,
Martine's gambler and womanizer brother asks them for money yet again,
after a threatening phone call he gets from thugs he challenged at
poker... and lost. The control of the evening gets out of hand
creating the funniest situations for the hosts and each of their
'guests', including Fred's bombshell girlfriend who ends up 'stealing the show'...
In French with English surtitles.
Group rate: $12 (for 5 or more people). Discount code: CUED $15 tickets (ends October 10).
The CD recording of this award-winning, critically acclaimed show comes to you on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation!
SOJOURN AT ARARAT was seen in over 25 cities on 4 continents in its English and French versions between 1987-2001.
Weaving
together the most remarkable pieces from Armenian poetry and
literature, Nora Armani and Gerald Papasian have created Sojourn at
Ararat, a two-character play that tells one couple’s love story and
through it reveals the trajectory of the Armenian people. The play
premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1986 and has since toured
internationally in its English and French versions, garnering numerous
awards and accolades.
Armani and Papasian performed the show's French version in April 2007 at La Criee The National Theatre of Marseilles, and in Paris, with a live recording in Bordeaux, to high critical acclaim, on the occasion of L'Année de l'Arménie en France (the year of Armenia in France).
Visit the website for further in formation and to apply for next year's festival. We are now accepting plays.
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READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE OF THE FESTIVAL with a list of the featured plays, directors, actors and performance times on: http://www.prleap.com/pr/116045/
Beyond the Veil Written and Directed by John Chatterton what thecritics said ... “…[her] Mrs. King blazes to life ... Mitch Montgomery "Armani’s Mrs. King was most interesting ..." Byrne Harrison "Nora Armani is [...] notable." Fred McKinnon
Scenes from Screen, TV and Stage roles
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ON THE COUCH WITH NORA ARMANI
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NY TIMES RATING : 4.67/5.00 Off-Broadway
GENEVA - Salle Centrale Madeleine - October 11th
« …hier soir nous avons assisté à un 'one woman show' époustouflant. C'était un délice! Vous êtes une femme d'une grande sensibilité et professionalisme, qui avez su, pendant presque 1h30 nous tenir en haleine. Vous savez transmettre non pas uniquement un récit mais aussi des sentiments qui ont fait vibrer l'audience... A écouter sans modération …un récit dynamique, attachant, triste et humoristique à la fois. BRAVO et MERCI. »
Robert CABI-AKMAN - Genève le 12 octobre 2005 NESTEC S.A. Vevey Switzerland
PAST PERFORMANCES Feb 2 - Washington, D.C. March 11- Lyon, France April 3 - Cairo, Egypt April 16 - Trumbull, CT July 22nd -Aug 2nd 2005, New York August 6th - VENICE - Palazzo Ca' Zenobio
Snowflakes in April Poetry Prose Passion and Cello April 22 Detroit April 27 Chicago
...its that style - combined with the star's innate likeability that allows On the Couch with Nora Armani to function at its intriguing, enveloping best. --Talkin' Broadway
...smoothly polished and truly fascinating theatre piece. Rewarding moments of crystalline clarity. Armani gives herself the freedom to actually be herself --Talkin' Broadway
Une pièce de théâtre raffinée et véritablement fascinante.
Des moments enrichissants de clarté cristalline. Armani se donne la liberté d’être réellement elle-même. —Talkin' Broadway
Elle se raconte avec beaucoup d’humour… une qualité de prestation et de professionnalisme. La mise en scène de François Kergourlay permet de se concentrer sur le récit. - Ouest France
In memoriam: Vanya Exerjian 1960-2004
Remembering my darling cousin and her father,my dear uncle Jack... Victims of a double TERROR attack! She would have turned 49 on August 17th, and he 82!
She would have turned 44 on August 17th 2004! She brought so much joy to her parents who waited a long time for her to arrive. She lived as an only child, but was not alone at all. She had us, Nora, her cousin and sister, and Vazken, her cousin and brother. The three of us grew up together. She also had hundreds of friends, thousands of fans, and lots of children, though none of her own. She dedicated many years of her short life to children with mental and physical disabilities working with them through theatre which she loved so much and at which she was so good. She worked with them, bringing out the best and the artistic in their souls; spreading lots and lots of love, joy, and life’s precious gifts around her. She made her surrounding happy, though she may not always have been so herself. More than most, her priority had always been making others happy; bringing sunshine into other lives, even to those that disliked her, though it’s hard to believe anyone could.
My darling Vanya is gone! She is no more! It has been 5 months without her and the pain is unbearable. I miss her more every day. The only consolation over this terrible loss is the gift of having known her; the gift of having had her as a cousin, a sister, and most of all as a confidante and a truly caring friend. How could this happen? What did God have in mind? Were my darling cousin and dear uncle too good for this world that he summonded them both to be with Him so fast?
My darling Vanya:
Like the stars in the sky thousands of light years away still shining long after they expire, your beautiful soul and radiant smile will be with us even though you no longer are. Your love will linger on for thousands of years in this unverse and in the memories of thousands you have touched. You gave and gave, never expecting anything in return. Your love, caring, good energy quenched those around you, sometimes leaving you drained in the process. But you didn’t care. You were fulfilling your purpose of being there for everyone. This endless love, to which I have had the privilege of being privy, is now gone. No more phone calls to cheer each other up, no more visits to Cairo for Christmas or New Years. Our last Christmas together, December 2003, will remain engraved in my memory. It was magical! We connected as we always have, but this time, even more strongly. It was fate playing its tricks on us and we didn’t know it. We didn’t know our projects together would never see the light. I wanted you to play our grandma - you look so much like her when she was young- in my autobiographical film about our family. We were writing a play together to do it as a duo. And our short film entitled Hanging? It is all gone! I feel all alone and often cannot find the strength to continue. The only thing that gets me going is your encouragement when I was in doubt about pursuing my purpose in life. Your voice is still ringing in my ears: ‘Hold the Bull by the Horns’ you said, and gestured to doing it. You wanted me to never give up! With what strength? How? Your last Christmas present to me-
the lampshade I was unable to take in my suitcase as it was too big and cumbersome - I finally had it shipped. It gives me light and guides my path. Your soul is present every time I switch it on. You’ve enriched my life in the 43 years you were in it. Where will I find such a sister? It is all a memory now. feel you presence everywhere I go, and it gives me strength. I shall continue the journey; for you, for us. I hope you can see me from up there. I know you can, we spoke about this before, remember? I hope I am not going insane. I must tell myself that I have no choice, I cannot give up. Did you have to keep this appointment with destiny? Couldn’t you fool it by going to Paris like you were supposed to with the theatre group? I had so wanted you to see my new place. Maybe you still can. The sprit travels a lot more easily than the body they say. I am waiting for you; for our reunion in this world or in the next. Your loving cousin,
Nora
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