The Asphalt Kiss
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Opened Oct 11, 2005
Closed Oct 29, 2005
Opened Oct 11, 2005
Closed Oct 29, 2005
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59E59 Theaters hosts a month-long celebration of Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, with the NYC premiere of his seminal play, The Asphalt Kiss, starring Charles Turner. This NYC premiere has an English translation by Alex Ladd, and is directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde and produced by Lord Strange Company.
As a man lies dying from a hit-and-run accident on a busy Rio street, a male stranger comes to his aid and fulfills his dying wish for a kiss. An unscrupulous reporter, eager to feed a scandal hungry public, witnesses this kiss and turns a simple act of human compassion into salacious front-page news. While the Good Samaritan tries to hide from the tabloid spotlight, his entire life is turned into a media circus, which culminates to a shocking conclusion.
Added performances: Sunday, October 9 at 3:00 PM and Tuesday, October 11 at 8:00 PM.
Opening Night: Tuesday, October 11 at 8:00 PM.
The month-long celebration of Rodrigues' work, marking 25 years since his death, also includes several play readings plus screenings of his Award-winning film All Nudity Shall Be Punished.
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A dying man asks for and receives a kiss from Arandir, a young male stranger who comes to his aid in a crowded city square in Rio de Janeiro. In Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues' seminal 1960 work, The Asphalt Kiss, this simple act of kindness sets off a media frenzy that engulfs Arandir and his family. The play is currently having its New York premiere as the centerpiece of a month-long celebration of Rodrigues' work at 59E59 Theaters. Unfortunately, while the piece itself is intriguing, the production is seriously flawed.
The author presents a compelling narrative in episodic fashion. We never see the actual kiss but the story of how it happened is told several times, changed and dis[...]