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Happy Tuesday! Ibsen and the Actress (February-March 1995) had its world premiere at the University of Iowa theater; written & directed by Maria Irene Fornes, in close collaboration with visiting actress Patricia Mattick. Timeless Pattye Mattick as Elizabeth in a piece that explored the first English production of Hedda Gabler… Noticed 3 new pictures were added to the entry- hence the updated post…

(These are photos of the production from the University of Iowa Libraries’ website)

👩🏻‍🦰👓🎭. #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #Ibsen #UniversityofIowa #1995theater #Mariairenefornes

I believe this was the last play Pattye graced- as far as I know, from checking theater journals and online databases/newspapers .. Always remembered, never forgotten. https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Aictcs_36394

[jessicajko]

It’s a miracle— I’m in a thing! Esp for friends who were never able to travel to see me perform, you can now watch me from the comfort of your home! I’ll be playing Fefu in Maria Irene Fornes’ masterful FEFU & HER FRIENDS helmed by my brilliant sweet coz Nancy Rodriguez. What an absolute joy & privilege it’s been working (remotely) with this special group of the most talented, generous & loveliest humans. They’ve restored my soul & hope as an artist these past few weeks. See this beautiful post by my castmate @sabinazunigavarela for more info & gorgeous lineup of faces, but here’s the essentials: This Wednesday August 19 5pm PST 6pm MST 7pm CST 8pm EST RSVP for the FREE zoom link: see my bio for the link Posted @withregram • @sabinazunigavarela Hello IG & FB familia and friends. I’m breaking my social media posting fast with the announcement of this incredible project: @strangesuntheater has gathered an incredible cast to present a virtual reading of Fefu and Her Friends, the masterpiece by #mariairenefornes 📝 I am honored to be a part of this experiment, helmed by the one and only Nancy Rodríguez. We’ve been navigating the rocky technical waters of this new art form and while it may not resemble the theatre we know and love, it is a gathering, a ritual, a sacred “space” regardless. Please join us on Wednesday August 19th (5pm PST/6pm MST/7pm CST/8pm EST) Tickets are free and we ask that donations are made to @theactorsfund in lieu of a ticket price!✨🎭✨ Link in bio! #onenightonly #fefuandherfriends #womenintheatre #virtualtheatre #supportthearts #savethearts ✨🎭✨ Directed by: Nancy Rodríguez CAST: Fefu: Jessica Ko Cindy: Sabina Zuniga Varela Chistina: Jamie Ann Romero Paula: Elisa Bocanegra Sue: Jessica Bashline Julia: Flora Diaz Emma: Lauren Modica Cecilia: Erica Sullivan PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Sean Leo https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6wVxlja7w/?igshid=1t1yep39bpu2n

[hainsworthy]

36 Abingdon Square by Maria Irene Forrnes dir Nancy Benjamin. So probably the most bizarre thing, okay one of the bizarre things about my last year of college was I got a job at Chess King. Now I shopped at Chess King a lot in 1984. But here it was 1994. And the only shifts I was able to work were Tuesdays & Thursdays from opening until about 2 PM. You know. Prime Shopping Hours for people who shop for trendy clothes. I think I made commision twice in the nine months I worked there. It was also at the “bad mall”, College Hills. Bad in the sense that other than the anchor stores, Target, Von Maur and (ugh) Hobby Lobby, and an Old Country Buffet (OCB!) not a whole lot was going on out there. In fact, several years later they would tear down the mall part and just leave the anchor stores. I also had to walk to and from work, which was a 40 minute walk on a good day. On a day when 3 feet of snow drops in an evening, it takes decidedly longer. I have no reason why the mall was open, but it was and I had to go in. Sold nothing, walked home. So I decided to pass through the Theater Building and warm up. I was cutting through the costume shop, because we all like each other, and as I passed through the door, I saw the entire shop congregated around the phone, they looked at me and Tona said, “He just walked in.” Turns out an actor who was in Abingdon Square went up to Chicago the night before after rehearsal, and they closed I55 and he was in an Emergency Station somewhere around Joliet and would not be at opening. So I got tagged in. Now I had never auditioned for this semester since I was already working on a show, so I hadn’t read the script. The character I was covering had one scene, he was the Glazier, he was fixing a window, he had two (?) lines, darnk water from a flower vase and then had sex with the lead behind the couch. And then exit. So Nancy and Dawn came in and we worked the scene, everything went well, went well in the actual run, and then I realized, oh I have to get this step ladder off stage in the dark and rammed it right into my junk. #retrospective #1994 #abingdonsquare #mariairenefornes #nancybenjamin #glazier #chessking #collegehillsmall #RIP (at Illinois State University) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Kw8o_Jbt9/?igshid=1e6syn8ht7weq

[writemarcus]

Happy First Day of Workshop to our 2021 Fornés Playwriting Workshop writers!

We’re happy to announce our wonderful writers for this year, and to share with you all archival photos of the María Irene Fornés and the writers of the 1988 Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab at INTAR.

Photos by, and courtesy of, James M. Kent.

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Slide 1: Maria Irene Fornes and the students of the 1988 Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab, seated and smiling to camera.

Slides 2 through 6 list the names of the 2021 Workshop. Full list in the first comment.

Slide 7: Maria Irene Fornes and the students of the 1988 Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab, seated facing inward in a circle at desks.

Slide 8: Maria Irene Fornes and the students of the 1988 Hispanic Playwrights in Residence Lab, standing against a brick wall, posing.

#MariaIreneFornes #FornesWorkshop2021 #FornesInstitute #LatinxTheatreCommons #FornesMethod

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#Repost @intartheatre with @get_repost ・・・ 5/14/1930-10/30/2018 Maestra . #mariairenefornes https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmiB5YHOjM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7e63j8nmbgue

[frontmezzjunkies]

Encores! Off-Center Shuffles the Deck with Promenade

#frontmezzjunkies reviews: #Encores! #OffCenter's #PromenadeNYCC book/lyrics: #MariaIreneFornes music: #AlCarmines direction: #Laurie Woolery with #JamesTLane #KentOvershown #BryonhaMarieParham @BeltingBonnie @NYCityCenter

Cast of Promenade. Photo by Joan Marcus.

The Review: Encores! Off-Center’s Promenade

By Ross

I was told by my theatre companion that Maria Irene Fornes, the intrepid writer of the book and lyrics for the musical Promenade, shuffled two piles of cards; location and characters, to formulate this story. She then, using the top two cards as signifiers of each scene, one by one me, sliced and diced…

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#WritersOfinstagram #AmericanWriter #SusanSontag Susan Sontag (/ˈsɒntæɡ/; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, film-maker, teacher, and political activist. She published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Dünyaca tanınan Amerikalı deneme ve roman yazarı, kuramcı, eleştirmen ve insan hakları savunucusu. 2003'te Alman Yayıncılar Birliği’nin Geleneksel Barış Ödülü’nü kazandı. Born: #16JanuarySeria #16January1933Seria #16JanuaryBornsSeria #1933BornsSeria #JanuaryBornsSeria 16 Ocak 1933, #NewYorkBornsSeria #UsaBornsSeria Died: 28DecemberSeria #28December2004Seria #28DecemberDiedsSeria #2004DiedsSeria #DecemberDiedsSeria 28 Aralık 2004 (71 yaşında), ABD #UsaDiedsSeria Evliliği: #PhilipRieff (1950-1958 yy.) Sevgilileri: #MariaireneFornes (1959-1965 yy.), #AnnieLeibovitz Ebeveynleri: #JackRosenblatt, #MildredJacobson Çocuğu: #DavidRieff #UsaWriterSeria #WritersSeria #SusanSontagSeria #28December2017Seria #28DecemberSeria #2017DecemberSeria #2017ThursdaySeria #ThursdayDecemberSeria #ThursdaySeria (American Medical Writers Association)

[guariglia]

It’s back... The Actors Studio x Climate Change Series. This time performing The Danube by Maria Irene Fornes, directed by the amazing Estelle Parsons. Don’t miss these amazing shows. I’m thrilled to be back speaking on stage with Estelle after the Feb 3rd 7pm production of the play. #theactorsstudio #MariaIreneFornes #theDanube #estelleparsons @unfccc @climateweeknyc @everydayclimatechange @climateworkinggroup @climaterealityproject (at Actors Studio)

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Tonight I attended Catastrophic Theater for opening night of “The Danube” by María Irene Fornés. An epic journey of an American young man visiting Budapest during which seems to be the 30s or 40s (the playwright never alludes to a specific period because the play trasends time.) The story begins with a an introduction to a Hungarian who then introduces him to his daughter. The two began a romantical (romance+musical) relationship which led to marriage. The lead becomes ill and it seems to have spread to the entire town. Even though the story’s journey seems to be pessimistic there are plenty of comedic moments through out. This play is perfect for the Catastrophic Theater where about 100 seats makes for a perfect intimate venue. As for ticket pricing, the non-profit has intituted pay-what-you-can price. Suggested donation is $25 but you could always give more because this group definitively does.

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Happy Tuesday! Found this site - HowlRound Theater Commons- “a platform for theatre makers”-an entry from 2016 mentions the 1983 play “Mud” and its production in The Theater for a New City (New York City) The play was directed by the Playwright Maria Irene Fornes and starred Pattye as Mae; a play about the human condition, redemption and human suffering. Bet Pattye was totally awesome; Fornes and Pattye collaborated many times- Pattye became one of her most popular actors… #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #mud1983 #thetheaterforthenewcity #newyorktheatercity #mariairenefornes https://howlround.com/theatre-and-social-justice

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Happy Sunday! 1982- Southern California- Padua Playwrights/The Danube- a play by Maria Irene Fornes, one of the many collaborations between Fornes and Patricia Mattick…. #patriciamattick #MariaIreneFornes #pattyemattick #1982theater #Paduaplaywrights #California

https://www.theatredatabase.com/f/mud.html

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Happy Saturday! An Internet Archive find- from the 1992 book Directors in Rehearsal by Susan Letzler Cole- the play “Uncle Vanya” - Director Maria Irene Fornes giving instructions to Pattye- playing Sonia. Wish I could find a recording of the play… #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #theater #UncleVanya #1987theater #MariaIreneFornes

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Happy Wednesday! Found this site - HowlRound Theater Commons- “a platform for theatre makers”- an entry from 2016 mentions the 1983 play “Mud” and its production in The Theater for a New City (New York City) The play was directed by Playwright Maria Irene Fornes and starred Pattye as Mae; it’s a play about the human condition, redemption and human suffering. Bet Pattye was awesome, as she always was… #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #mud1983 #thetheaterforthenewcity #newyorktheatercity #mariairenefornes https://howlround.com/theatre-and-social-justice

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Happy Wednesday ! Oscar and Bertha- spring 1992- another of the Maria Irene Fornes plays Pattye starrred in- Fort Mason, San Francisco… Pattye as Bertha … the reviewer - this is from a San Francisco newspaper- didn’t like it… The only play that Pattye appeared that I have confirmed a recording exists …. #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #oscarandbertha #mariairenefornes #1990stheater #gonetoosoon #sanfrancisco

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Happy Thursday! Perusing the Internet Archive- an awesome resource- came across a few theater books that mention Pattye and her theater appearances and plays- such as the superb book “Maria Irene Fornes” by the great author Scott T Cummings. Ms Fornes was a Cuban American playwright- Pattye appeared in over a dozen of her plays- from the early eighties to her last play, Ibsen and the Actress, in 1995. #patriciamattick #pattyemattick #theater #MariaIreneFornes #1980stheater #1990stheater #gonebutnevereverforgotten https://archive.org/details/mariairenefornes0000cumm

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Happy Tuesday! Oscar and Bertha is a 1992 play by Maria Fornes- it premiered at The Magic Theater in San Francisco March of 1992. Pattye played the part of Bertha, in this magical play. She must have been awesome! Here is review from March of 1992 by a theater critic of Variety Magazine, Dennis Harvey. There is a VHS copy in a museum in San Francisco … one has to go there to enjoy it… they don’t make it easy. And as far as I know, it is the only recording of a play Pattye starred in. #pattyemattick #patriciamattick #adorable #MagicTheater #sanfranciscoplays #1990stheater #mariairenefornes 👩🏻‍🦰👓🎭