Saturday, Aug 16, 2025 at 6:00pm
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Schedule:
6:00PM - 8:30PM -Anima ("Her Soul") By Amelia Roselli
The award-winning Italian dramedy that dares to ask: if the value of a woman is on the table, who pays the price?
Once again, we partner with Expand the Canon to bring a brilliant yet lesser-known classic to our audience’s attention. The art world is rarely considered the intersection of passion and propriety. But In Amelia Roselli’s Anima (translated to English as Her Soul), painter Olga de Velaris finds herself at just that crossroads, testing the limits of how much she can express. In 1890’s Rome, she is surrounded by women who must navigate the tightrope of reputation, desire, and survival. Anima is a powerful, rarely staged drama that lays bare the tension between self-determination and the longing for connection, revealing that love-when truly seen-does not have to mean surrender. Step into this quirky, disarming, and award-winning play for an examination of who we’re really seeking.
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