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 Produced by Apuanya Productions
showcase directed by M.L. Kinney, The Producer's Club, N.Y.C., 1999
Maura and Katinka relates the stories of two young immigrant women to the United States: one driven from Ireland by famine, the other from Hungary by revolution. The play reveals their common experiences even though they lived nearly sixty years apart. Maura leaves a land ravished by famine and the cruel indifference of its English rulers, who are determined to stamp out the native culture. Katinka is first caught up in the exhilaration of the revolution, as the students lead the revolt against their Soviet masters, and then flees as the tanks of the Warsaw Pact enter the city. Rebuilding their lives proves difficult for both women, as does adapting to an alien society. The time of the play ranges from 1898 to 1960. The set is an abstract evocation of the main waiting room at Ellis Island.
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Pictured is Danielle Duvall.
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