Winner of the 1951 Tony Award for Best Play. One of the author's most beautiful and powerful plays. Set among a colony of Sicilians on the American Gulf Coast, it is the story of a woman for whom love was stronger than death.

THE STORY: Serafina Delle Rose is a restless widow whose intense and absorbing instinct for love drives everything before it. The figure of this extraordinary woman dominates the small town where she and her friends are living and embodies the exultation and danger of unbridled passion. Her story, and that of the lover she chooses and the daughter she denies, are forged into a play of power, humanity and soaring emotion.

Directed by

Buffalo Theater Artie Award nominated

Christopher Standart

Reviews

THE BUFFALO NEWS (PREVIEW)

WBFO

"We are mostly wincing or almost crying, while at the same time sagely smiling or edging toward laughter as director Chris Standart and cast mine the wealth of situations - many of them sexually charged - that arise...A detriment to this production is the volume level at which Standart and his lead actress chose to represent her character's intense emotions...Costa's portrayal of her character's distress throughout is palpable - and still would have been at a lower decibel level. The sustained volume emphasizes the heightened state this character lives in but leads to a sort of "boy who cried wolf" syndrome of emotional sameness. It is exhausting. Additionally, the screaming - delivered in English and Italian - was so loud it was difficult to understand some of the lines...The production has a cohesiveness. From the set by Thomas & Matthew LaChiusa; Chris Standart, lighting by Michael Lodick, and costumes by CC Collier, to the dozen-plus actors, including Michael Votta; Joy Scime, Peter Jaskowiak, Jeanne Cairns, an evocative atmosphere is admirably upheld...This is a challenging play. And while Matthew LaChiusa's American Repertory Theater's production adds some of its own challenges, it is worth seeing; it is thought-provoking, heart-wrenching and pertinent."

Jana Eisenburg 
THE BUFFALO NEWS

"The Opening performance of the American Repertory Theatre's production of Tennessee Williams The Rose Tattoo was powerful indeed...With artful performances by the entire cast, Marie Costa gives a stand out performance as Serafina, a role with many challenges, and Michael Votta embodies the role of Alvaro Director Chris Standart has interpreted this play well, deftly bringing out the grotesqueness of the comedy. The seemingly happy ending is more complex that it seems, and Standart's direction hints at this nuance."

By Sandra Williams Gordon

Buffalo Rising Online

Featuring

Joy Scime; Candace Lukasik; Marie Costa; Carol J Alaimo

Alaina Renee Miller; Diane M Cammarata; Kerry Kate Able;

Peter Jaskowiak; Kelly Ferguson Moore

Mary Loftus; John Kaczorowski;

Diane Serra; Micheal Votta

 Location

Theaterloft, 545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY