A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians
Opening Night: February 4, 2011
Closing: February 26, 2011
Theater: Abrons Arts Center Henry Street Settlement
A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians is a grotesque travelogue in which a foul-mouthed a TV soap opera actor and a glue-sniffing pregnant single mother pretend to be poor Romanians as they bully their way across the Polish countryside.
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February 20, 2011
“A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians” may wear its shambolic nature on its sleeve, and it could stand to shed at least a third of its nearly two-hour running time. But in this blistering picaresque by an acclaimed young Polish novelist, Dorota Maslowska, having its New York premiere at the Abrons Arts Center under the auspices of the Polish Cultural Institute in New York and East River Commedia, she tempers her grotty verve with a tenderness that helps steer its lead performers through any number of stylistic hairpin turns.
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