In this original dark comedy, actress Nina Sallinen portrays a 90 year-old Grande Dame (also named Nina Sallinen) of the Scandinavian Theater. The old actress has brazenly chosen Shakespeare’s King Lear as the material for her final artistic farewell performance. She has a special interest in the theme as she believes her own two daughters to be just as greedy and neglectful as King Lear’s. The performance, which she stages in her own apartment, unintentionally highlights the artist’s own life story, as she gradually becomes cognizant of the deeper parallels between her life and that of King Lear’s. Instead of shaking up her own daughters with her performance, the old diva shakes up herself. Her priorities and past choices come into question.
A ONE-WOMAN SHOW
by Nina Sallinen and Katja Krohn
with passages by William Shakespeare
Translation and adaptation by Nina Sallinen
Directed by Katja Krohn
Performed by Nina Sallinen
Produced by Scott Jackson and Nina Sallinen
Opening Sept 25th
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About the Co-op
The Co-op is the heart of Pacific Resident Theatre. With a current membership of over 100 Full Members, 20 Journeymen, and 30 Associate Members, the Co-Op was formed in 1985 to allow our members to produce workshop productions of their choice. Since 1985 the Co-Op has produced over 125 shows. The PRT co-op is an artistic space that allows our members to increase their capacity as an artist; learn to direct, write a play, produce their dream project, and act in roles free of commercial constraints (no reviews and a budget that covers little more than the cost of the rights). Some of the greatest successes our actors have had, were performances originally created in the Co-op.