No Escape

The featured one-acts include: THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR/LA TELEFONISTA (Karlin/Amadasi), THE CLOCK/L’OROLOGIO (Grillo/Quint), ALONE AT HOME/SOLA IN CASA (Fine/Biondi) and STRIPTEASE/SPOGLIARELLO (Mondelli/Caparrotti).
Written in the late 1950s, these solo pieces represent the dark side of "La Dolce Vita." These passionate and proud women are trapped in their respective lives. A criminal news reporter for 30 years, Buzzati brings that experiences to these monologues proving he is a master of irony as he examines such themes as solitude and death.