Teatro del Carmine
Orvieto, Italy
Drama/ 2 characters, 2 men/ Full Length, 75 mins.
Synopsis: The waning days of the Second World War; as the advancing Allies bomb targets in Italy and the retreating German army follows a scorched earth policy, an Italian bishop and a German commander are thrust into their own conflicts in the town of Orvieto.
Struggling to communicate in Latin, their one shared language, they grapple with perplexing and constantly shifting dilemmas, but it is when they discover a shared love for the music of Bach that they begin to develop trust — even a friendship — that allows them to declare Orvieto an open city, and to save it from destruction.
Most of Colloquia may be read by clicking on the “Read It Now” button above. To obtain a complete reading copy, contact the playwright at dazarko49@gmail.com.
The script is also available from the playwright in an Italian translation.
Contact Information:
Amateur and professional rights:
David Zarko
dazarko49@gmail.com
About the Playwright: David Zarko (DGA, SDC) was founding artistic director of The Metropolitan Playhouse of New York, 1991 through 2000, and producing artistic director of Scranton, Pennsylvania’s Electric Theatre Company for 10 seasons until its demise in 2011. He has over 90 professional directing credits plus more than 50 in academic theatre. He has taught and directed at C.W. Post L.I.U., American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, Marywood University, and others. Read about others of his plays on New Play Exchange.
Colloquia was first produced at Teatro del Carmine, Orvieto, Italy in June 2019.