Announcing Colapesce: An Audio Adventure
Live Premiere Broadcast: Saturday October 10th
Time: 12pm PDT | 3pm EDT | 9pm CEST
Location: Your own computer, tablet, or phone!
$10 for Premiere Event + Unlimited Listening/Download
$12 for direct download after the premiere
COLAPESCE: AN AUDIO ADVENTURE
In the summer of 2016, Trinacria Theatre Company members spent one month in residency in Messina, Sicily, living within the local community and learning the little-known local folk legend of the fish-boy who saved Messina. The result was our imaginative and exciting debut production, La Storia di Colapesce.
In this time of distance, when we've had to put our plans of touring the production on hold, we've instead found ourselves reimagining what this moment could be: a chance to bring this little-known and powerful tale right into the homes and hearts of audiences all over the world.
Featuring new and returning Trinacria artists, this full-cast album brings the tale to life with original music and the same playful spirit of the original stage production.
Join us for THE grand PREMIERE
Purchase your ticket to the live virtual premiere on Viewcy to be one of our very first listeners! This is a virtual party where attendees can chat with one another and the creative team during the broadcast. As a premiere attendee, you will also gain access to an exclusive interview with the creative team, hosted by Iyvon Edebiri of the Parsnip Ship Podcast Play Company. The whole family can listen together for just $10.
Worried you won’t be able to listen to the entire broadcast in one sitting, or prefer to download and listen later? Don’t worry! As one of our premiere attendees, you will have continued access to the Viewcy page after the event for repeat listening and downloading. That means you can have Cola with you for long car rides or rainy days.
After the premiere on October 10th, the full audio file will also be available as a download for $12 directly through our website.
Trinacria Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Like many performing arts organizations, COVID-19 has been a difficult time for our team. All proceeds from the sales of Colapesce: An Audio Adventure will support the creative artists and future touring of the stage production.
the story
“too much water will turn you into a fish…”
Our tale takes place long, long ago in a time of disasters: earthquakes, tidal waves, storms, and volcanic eruptions - hmm, maybe not so different from today! In the harbor city of Messina lives a young boy named Nicola, the son of a fisherman who swims so much and so deep that he earns himself the nickname “Cola the Fish”. Cola spends all his days in the sea, despite his mother’s constant warnings that “too much water will turn you into a fish!” One day, the Princess goes out in search of this mysterious fish-boy, hopeful that he may be able to help her discover what dark secrets lie beneath the Strait of Messina, causing the quakes and tsunamis that have devastated the city.
As Cola dives deeper and deeper to the bottom of the Strait of Messina, he encounters sirens, sea monsters, and a legendary kingdom ruled by a mysterious and powerful king. As the secrets of the sea are revealed to him, Cola learns his beloved island of Sicily faces a more terrible danger than he could have ever imagined.
THE TEAM
BECKY PARKER GEIST (audiobook producer) has a long history of theatre-making, including several productions Off Broadway with companies such as Ars Nova, NY Theatre Workshop, and Signature, as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area. She co-founded two touring theatre companies, EDEN2 Theater Ensemble (children's theatre) and Chaucer Theatre. She began in the audiobook industry in 1981 as a narrator, fell in love with it, and is now the CEO of her own audiobook production and marketing company, Pro Audio Voices. At PAV they especially love producing audiobooks with full casts, music and sound effects. Becky has a deep passion for helping great stories come alive - making the world a better place one story at a time. ProAudioVoices.com
SEAN DEVARE (music director & composer, voice actor, musician) is a New York-based multidisciplinary performer, designer, musician, writer and director. He is currently a SUITE/Space fellow at Mabou Mines for his solo show 'First Violin,' which premiered at HERE Arts Center and United SoloFestival. Sean’s work explores questions of cultural inheritance and hybridization through reinterpreting Asian diasporic performance traditions, from mask-making and shadow puppetry to Carnatic violin. He has performed in NYC at BAM, Signature, Target Margin, The Flea and more. Founding member of Trinacria Theatre Company and The Transit Ensemble. MFA Sarah Lawrence College, BFA RISD. www.seandevare.com
CLARA FRANCESCA (voice actor, musician) is a Sicilian-Melbournian stage/screen actor, writer, director, producer and playwright, specializing in solo theatre performances.Winner of Best Actress at Melbourne Arts Centre Fairfax stage for Susan Who? and continues to tour Manifesting Mrs Marx (Best Performance Art SaraSolo Winner, Outstanding Solo Performance & Outstanding Original Script Nominee IT Awards NYC). www.clarafrancesca.com @clar_esca
QUINTON KAPPEL (director, adapter, voice actor) is an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller. A stage actor, visual artist, and filmmaker with a growing portfolio of voice work, he holds a BFA in Film & Animation from Tufts University & SMFA and works in Boston as an award winning video editor. He is thrilled to be diving once more into this beautiful story and is honored to be at the helm of its intimate retelling. www.quintonkappel.com
MARIAGRAZIA LA FAUCI (executive producer, voice actor) is a theatre director, teaching artist, performer, and the founding Artistic Director of Trinacria Theatre Company. She is passionate about the collaborative creative process. Mariagrazia received her BA from Brown University and her MA with Distinction in Theatre Directing from LAMDA in London. www.mariagrazialafauci.com
DARIO LADANI SANCHEZ (composer, voice actor, musician) is thrilled to be returning to this story! He previously collaborated with Trinacria on La Storia di Colapesce and Una Storia di Fantasma. Recent work includes: Tomorrow Will Be Sunday, The Voices Project (Chautauqua Theater Company); Hand to God (Speakeasy Stage); Juliet and Romeo (The Brick); and readings at the Huntington and Two River Theatre. Dario is an alum of the Yale School of Drama, the British American Drama Academy, and Northeastern University.
TRISTAN SCHAFFER-GOLDMAN (voice actor) is a NYC-based performer with a passion for physical theatre. Tristan recently returned from 4 years abroad where he earned an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy and an MA in Classical Acting from LAMDA in London. This is Tristan's first time working with Trinacria Theatre Company and he's excited to be part of such a beautiful, funny, and moving project. For more information please visit www.tristansg.com.
MAX SKLAR (dramaturge, voice actor, musician) is an actor and dramaturg from Salem MA. He has been working with Trinacria since 2016. Other work in acting and historical interpretation include work with Still Small Theatre Company, History Alive!, and the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. In the fall he will begin his studies for his MDiv at Yale Divinity school. He is a postulant for holy orders with the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts.
