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A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians

A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians by Dorota Maslowska was written in 2006 and translated into English by Lisa Goldman and Paul Sirett. Its first staging was at Teatr Rozmaitosci and was first performed in English at the Soho Theatre in London on February 28, 2008. ^[1]

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Playwright

Dorota Maslowska a novelist, playwright, and musician attended Gdansk University and Warsaw University at Warsaw she majored in cultural studies and started writing poems and novels. She became know for her style of writing with Snow White and Russian Red which she wrote in 2002 it uses vulgar language and touches on controversial topics which brought it a lot of attention. Her next novel Queen’s Spew did come out until 2006 and after that came her first plays A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians (2006) and No Matter How Hard We Tried (2008). After writing her two plays she released another novel Honey, I Killer Our Cats and more recently in 2014 release a music album called Spoleczenstwo jest niemile / The Society Is Mean.

Background

When first staged A Couple or Poor, Polish Speaking Romanians wasn’t received well and didn’t become successful but this encouraged Maslowsak to write her second show No Matter How Hard We Tried. A Couple of Poor, Polish Speaking Romanians was produced several times after it was translated and understood better. A quote from Dorota about A Couple or Poor, Polish Speaking Romanians was

“It is a short play, filled with humor and a whole lot of gags. Two really nice protagonists, acting on mysterious impulses, set off on an unintentionally frantic quest through Poland. It is a quest full of comic adventures, which over time turn out to be no joke, quite the opposite in fact, utterly no joke, indeed, quite tragic. The audience has to consider the fact that the play is not as lighthearted as it seems; its characters do not represent positive social or psychological models, and this journey doesn't have to be a life quest at all. Quite the contrary." ^[2]

Past Productions

2006 Przemyslaw Wojcieszek Teatr Rozmaitosci (staged) ^[3]
2008 Soho Theatre, London
2010 Divadlo na Zabradli, Prague
2011 Abrons Arts Center, New York City

Characters and Soho Cast

Parcha: Andrew Tiernan
Dzina: Andrea Riseborough
Driver & Mr Wiesiek: Howard Ward
Bartender: Valerie Lilley
Woman Driver Ishia Bennison
Old Man: John Rogan
Policeman
Halina
Waiter
Man 1, 2, 3
Woman 1, 2
Crew/ Passengers

Act/ Scene/ Character Breakdown

Prologue: Parcha, Man 1, Driver, Man 2, Woman 1, Man 3, Women 2

Act 1 Scene 1 Parcha, Driver, Dzina
Act 1 Scene 2 Parcha, Driver, Dzina, Policeman
Act 1 Scene 3 Parcha, Driver, Dzina

Act 2 Scene 1 Parcha, Dzina
Act 2 Scene 2 Parcha, Dzina, Bartender, Halina, Wiesiek
Act 2 Scene 3 Parcha, Dzina
Act 2 Scene 4 Parcha, Dzina, Woman Driver
Act 2 Scene 5 Parcha, Dzina

Act 3 Scene 1 Parcha, Dzina, Old Man
Act 3 Scene 2 Parcha, Dzina, Crew/ Passengers, Waiter

References

^ Maslowska, Dorota (2008), A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians, arXiv:Oberon Books London: Oberon Books {{citation}}: Check |arxiv= value (help)
^ "A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians" in New York, 2011 {{citation}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
^ Kozioł, Paweł, Dorota Maslowska

[1] Maslowska, Dorota (2008), A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians, arXiv:Oberon Books London: Oberon Books {{citation}}: Check |arxiv= value (help)

[2] "A Couple of Poor, Polish- Speaking Romanians" in New York, 2011 {{citation}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

[3] Kozioł, Paweł, Dorota Maslowska

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