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August 22- August 29,2004 |
A Real Apulian Play
Agostino's Le rrobbe de Zizi production a hit in Canada
By Mariella Policheni
Originally Published: 2004-08-08
The play La rrobbe de Zizi, written by Agostino Galati in the dialect of Bitonto, has won the hearts of the Apulian communities in Toronto and Montréal.
A vast audience crowded the Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts where the play was being performed by the "Attori per caso" company. "We truly are 'Actors by Chance', because in life we hold other jobs," comments Angelo Farella, one of the interpreters. "For instance, I work in a bank, Vito Stallone teaches English, Michele Barone owns an agency."
Even though they have other jobs, their love for theatre is so strong that they decided to go on stage with this hugely successful play. "We started to produce La rrobbe de Zizi, i.e. Uncle's Estate, two years ago; first in Palo del Colle, then in Bitonto," said Vito Stallone. "Considering the favour of the public in our region, we thought it might be a good idea to propose it to the large Apulian community in Canada. We met Franco Ruggiero, the President of Palo del Colle Brotherhood Association, and he helped us through the Apulian Federation."
The support needed to bring to Canada the Attori per caso and their Rrobbe de Zizi wasn't late in coming. "Both in Montréal and Toronto the audience enjoyed themselves, laughed, really appreciated this play so much that they gave us standing ovations," added Stallone, who directs the play and stars as the grandfather. "We're truly happy that this little depiction of Apulian life was so liked."
The play depicts everyday life with its problems, anxieties, dreams and illusions of the common folk of this tiny Apulian town. "In the play, I play Pasquale, the unemployed head of the family, married with Rosina (Angela Bufano), who sews women's briefs, and father of Mary (Raffaella Moretti) who hopes to raise the money needed to marry Tonine (Donato Minerva). The arrival of an uncle from Canada sends the poor family in a frenzy; in order to disguise their poverty, they tell their relative that they live in a villa which is undergoing renovation work, not in the humble abode where he finds them."
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