Mater Familias
Kairos Italy Theater/In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY

Sunday, May 4th @ 3pm & 9:30pm
Thursday, May 8th @ 7pm
Sunday, May 11th @ 7pm
Thursday, May 15th @ 9:30pm
Sunday, May 18th @ 7pm

DIRECTOR - Emma Denson
STAGE MANAGER - Hannah Ciesil
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Uchenna Agbu
SCENIC DESIGNER - Franny Sebastiano
LIGHTING DESIGNER - Mikelle Kelly
COSTUME DESIGNER - Karina Work

Over the years, In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY has proudly presented the staged production of plays that have won the Mario Fratti Award, now known as the In Scena! Playwright Award. As part of our commitment to fostering artistic growth, In Scena!, in collaboration with The Tank, offers a Mentorship in Directing to an emerging director.

The selected director has the opportunity to direct the play they have chosen from among the winners of the In Scena! Playwright Award, while receiving mentorship from a seasoned director and an experienced producer/stage manager. The selected director 2025 is Emma Denson and the play is "Mater Familias" (2015 Mario Fratti Award) by Pier Lorenzo Pisano "Mater Familias" tells the story of three generations through increasingly difficult times, as they sometimes help each other, and sometimes clash in order to survive.