The Disabled /
Gur Koren
Comedy
Romantic Comedy
Subject: Text in: he |
The Giorns are a mafia family specializing in drug smuggling for the third generation, but they fail to deliver the umpteenth shipment in a row, this time to Macedonia. The client is furious and gives the clan one last chance… At that moment, two actors of the “Fantastic Theater” ring the door and ask for a contribution to travel to the Macedonian amateur festival. The members of the theater troupe are exclusively “people with special needs”, that is blind, autistic, deaf-mute and mentally handicapped. They are rehearsing Romeo and Juliet, but due to cuts in the Ministry’s budget, there is a risk that they will not go anywhere… A brilliant and bold plan is born in the head of the father of the family. Not knowing anything about the theater, he decides to become a theater producer. And his son falls in love with the main actress. It gets a little complicated… Contemporary Israeli comedy balances on the edge of correctness, breaking down stereotypes and myths about “people with special needs” in an original way. She does not lack liberating humor, self-irony and insight, as well as great acting opportunities |
The characters |
Female:5 Male:7 Total:12
Toby Giorno : Late 40’s. Head of the family. (Male) Vera Perselini-Giorno: Late 40’s. Toby’s wife , a wedding-dress designer. (Female) Zach Giorno: 26. Toby and Vera’s son. (M) Tiran: An ex-con. Works for the family. (M) Rainbow Levy- 30+. Director of the “Fantasy Stage” ensemble. A theatre group of disabled people. (F) Actors at “Fantasy Stage”: Ace- 20, suffers from a borderline mental disorder. (Romeo) (M) Liah – 24, blind. (Juliet) (F) Nina- 40+, deaf. Her text is marked XXX XX (Nanny) (F) Chief- 20+, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome. (Marcutio) (M) Nathan- 35+, hard of hearing. (Capulet, Friar Lawrence) (M) Darling- 40+, plump. Suffers from a mild mental disorder. (Lady Capulet) (F) Dylan- 30+, suffers from a mild- moderate mental disorder. (M) |
Translations |
Italian, English, German, Czech |
Productions |
Premierre2014 Beit Lessin Theatre director: Gilad KimchiProduction page theatersBeit Lessin Theatre
Italy
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Switzerland
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Czech Republic
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Featured in the iSRA-DRaMA: International Exposure of Israeli Theatre 2016 |