Press Play is a new joint program between the Kitchen Theatre Company and Cinemapolis that puts a currently running play in conversation with a film that explores similar themes. This 3-part series will include screenings of select films paired with the Kitchen's productions of Ironbound (January 21-February 4; screening: Tuesday, January 30), Bright Half Life (March 4-18; screening Tuesday, March 13), and Matt & Ben (May 27-June 10; screening Tuesday, June 5). Following each screening, audiences are invited to stay for a conversation led by Kitchen Theatre artists.

The first double bill of the series is Martyna Majok's play Ironbound and Lars von Trier's Danish film Dancer in the Dark, starring Björk. Both the play and the film discuss the immigrant experience with honesty, grit, and heart-and feature casts led by female protagonists you'll never forget. M. Bevin O'Gara, the director of Ironbound and Producing Artistic Director of the Kitchen Theatre, will be leading the post-screening conversation. Screening of Dancer in the Dark will begin at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 30th.

Film title pairings for Bright Half Life and Matt and Ben TBA.


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