THE NAMES
by Paul Lewis
Martina Visconti, a Jewish opera star, decides to remain in German-occupied Italy during World War II in hopes of protecting her impetuous younger sister Giulia, who has joined the Resistance. Meanwhile, an American GI in an embattled infantry unit south of Rome dreams of reaching Milan so that he can finally meet his operatic idol.
Names animate the play — the names which populate the Periodic Table of the...
Martina Visconti, a Jewish opera star, decides to remain in German-occupied Italy during World War II in hopes of protecting her impetuous younger sister Giulia, who has joined the Resistance. Meanwhile, an American GI in an embattled infantry unit south of Rome dreams of reaching Milan so that he can finally meet his operatic idol.
Names animate the play — the names which populate the Periodic Table of the Elements, the names of friends and lovers inked onto bare skin, the names of those who did not make it to the other side of the war.
This full-length play started its life as "The Italian Prisoner", a one-act play which has had eight productions across the country to date, winning Best of Festival awards at several of these.
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