Mister Green

Theama Theatre
MASSIMO DE Francovich, MAXIMILIAN NISI

Jeff Baron
Translation Michela Zaccaria
directed by Piergiorgio Piccoli

scenes and costumes Theatre Theama
technical manager Claudio Scuccato
original music Stefano De Meo


The text, which was staged on stages all over the world, lends itself to reflection and psychological analysis and lives of the dialogue together comical and moving, between two distant generations.
Mister Green talks about friendship, family, forgiveness and reconciliation.
Comedy of the most represented in the world over the last twenty years, has been staged in nearly 500 theatrical versions in 45 countries and in 24 languages. The many awards he has received include the awards for "Best Comedy" in Germany, Israel, Mexico, Greece, Turkey and Uruguay, in addition to "Kulturpreis Europe" award.

Mr. Green, a former owner of Laundry retired, walking in the Upper West Side of New York traffic, is hit by a car. The driver of the car is Ross Gardiner, a young man employed in a multinational company, who is accused of dangerous driving and sentenced by the courts to assist Mr. Green once a week for six months. The old man lives in a small apartment on the fourth floor without a lift, and needs help for expenses and the rest. He has always maintained the religious traditions of his family, but found himself sadly only the death of his wife. The comedy, punctuated with cinematic scenes in rhythm, following the start these weekly visits. The initial mutual distrust and conflict, the relationship between the characters is developed and the two get to know, become indispensable to each other, in a continuous balancing game between confessions and reticence.