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| Dining on the via Veneto in the 1950s |
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| Tennessee watches as Anna and Frank get lost in translation. |
The tumultuous and inspired story of the great American playwright
Tennessee Williams and his friend and muse, the magnificent Italian actress, Anna Magnani.
| from left: Frank Merlo, Anna and Tennessee |
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| on the via Veneto in Rome circa 1956 |
Our Mission
"Love has no past tense."
-Roman Nights
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New York Off-Broadway Production 2002
London Off-West End Production 2004
Prague Production
2006- still running and touring
Future Productions: Rome, Italy; Croatia & Slovenia (tour); Buones
Aires, Argentina; Sydney,Australia and more!
| Anna and Tennessee (1959) |
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| The Dynamic Duo on the set of "The Fugitive Kind" |
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"...During That Golden Time, When We Were Such
Dear Friends."
Tennessee Williams, reflecting on Anna Magnani, Memoirs -1974 __________________________________ LECTURES AND SCREENINGS The Play is coming to Los Angeles... March 2011 under the direction of
Anthony Caldarella and starring Karen Kondazian! Also...Award-winning
South American director Oscar Barney Finn will bring ROMAN NIGHTS to Buenos Aires in 2011! More details to come!
2011 A Celebration of Tennessee Williams Centenary: European Lecture Tour May-July 2011
Franco D'Alessandro will be in various cities lecturing on Williams, his time in Europe and his relationship with Magnani.
Rome, Paris/Nancy, Prague, Madrid... more dates to come!
| circa 1967 (La Lupa) |
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| Anna embraces Tennessee after a performance. Their faces say it all. |
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'Roman Nights" is entering its fifth sold-out year in Prague (CR) and Eastern European tour. Famed Czech actors Simona Stasova and Oldrich Vizner bring audiences to their feet.
***** Five Star Review from Metropolis Magazine Lidia Vitale set to play Anna Magnani: The "Roman Nights"
film production charts a new direction, with D'Alessandro as a producer... 1/2009 In talks with a new director and a
major star for Tennessee Williams. Stay Tuned for new developments!
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| Anna and Tennessee (1954) |
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| Aboard the Andrea Doria heading to New York |
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