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Italian American Reconciliation

by John Patrick Shanley

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July - September 2004
A gritty bittersweet comedy romance from John Patrick Shanley, writer of the Oscar-winning screenplay for Moonstruck
24 Aug - 4 Sept 2004
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Huey Bomfigliano, despite his disastrous history with Janice, believes that reconciling with her is essential for restoring his manhood, much to the disbelief of his friend Aldo and his new girlfriend Teresa, in the modern folktale Italian American Reconciliation.

About The Play

About The Play

Huey Bomfigliano has been divorced for three years from Janice, who brought him nothing but “heartbreak, screaming, bad food and a dead dog.” But despite the zip gun which killed the dog and very nearly Huey himself, Huey is convinced that only by reconciling with Janice will his manhood be restored to him, much to the chagrin of his new girlfriend Teresa and his best friend Aldo who can’t believe it  – “It’s like you get the Hong Kong flu – you get rid of it, now you want it back”. Aldo has his own problems – nobody can compete with his mother, and he thinks men and women are like unexploded bombs waiting to set each other off.

A modern day folktale, Italian American Reconciliation is a heartwarming story of love lost and found, and four young Italians whose declarations of love are also declarations of war.

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Cast

Crew

Director

Ian O'Brien

Producer

Penny Dreadful Theatre Company

Design

Christopher Hone

Lighting

Felix Brown

Sound

Darren Murphy