# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: "Loving Crazy" and "Lifting the Veil", two one acts in one night!About this EventThe Italian American Playwrights Series aims to spotlight authentic Italian American voices and stories that reflect the diverse experiences, heritage, and cultural intersections of the Italian American community. Five selected plays are given a public reading at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU and at the Calandra Institute for Italian American Studies.Lifting the Veil by Maria BrandtWhen Silvana goes to confession to reconcile a rift with her granddaughter, she is visited by the “ghost” of Jane Addams, forcing her to confront what she’s forgotten through assimilation. The play reflects on memory, loss, and the immigrant experience.Maria Brandt is a writer, playwright, and educator whose work has appeared in Arts & Letters, VIDA, and Cleaver. Her collection New York Plays was produced by Out of Pocket Theatre, and her novella All the Words won the Grassic Short Novel Prize. She teaches Creative Writing at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY.Loving Crazy by Theresa CarilliA powerful exploration of sisterhood and mental illness through the lens of Italian American family dynamics, this play examines how assimilation and cultural expectations shape identity and understanding within families.Theresa Carilli, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Communication and Creative Arts at Purdue University Northwest. A prolific scholar and playwright, she has edited numerous books on media and culture, and her plays have been produced internationally. Her recent works include Performative Memoir and Intersectional Media: Representations of Marginalized Identities (Lexington Books, 2021).Organizers: Kairos Italy Theater, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU and the Calandra Institute for Italian American Studies. The series is supported in part by UNICO-Brookhaven. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/the-italian-american-playwrights-series-part-3/100001969839716619 - **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Calandra Institute - **lat**: 40.75491269999999 - **long**: -73.98168840000001 - **full address**: Calandra Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a67558956f7e6cb5cb6e3104ca118a0371776b60fa7a263288f00595859eb6a8-rimg-w1080-h1080-dcf0eeeb-gmir.jpg?v=1763621078 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 being held? - **A:** The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 takes place on Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Calandra Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3? - **A:** The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 is organized by KIT-Kairos Italy Theater. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Italian American Playwrights Series part 3 is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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KIT has produced more than 20 performances and events over the years, collaborating with Off-Off and Off Broadway theaters and with US Institutions (The Kitchen, The Fringe Festival, the Abrons Art Center, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo’ at NYU, Italian Academy at Columbia University, Film Society at Lincoln Center, Dahesh Museum of Art, NY Hall of Science, the Flea Theatre, Theater for the New City, Montclair State University, Suffolk County Community College, the Bernie West Theater at Baruch College, the cell theatre, etc). Works never translated before by major Italian playwrights have been presented to the US audience who has grown in appreciation and in number since the first production in 1997. KIT has created the Double Theatre Experience: one act performed first in English and then in Italian, by different casts in the same evening. KIT offers also workshops on Commedia dell’Arte and other Italian traditional theater techniques as well as Italian&Theatre classes . 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