TUTA present Jean-Luc Lagarce's Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World, a postmodernist satire of middle class niceties, at the Castillo Theatre from the 25 - 28 Aug 2005

TUTA’S production of Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World opened to critical acclaim in Chicago in the fall of 2004, as part of the "Playing French" festival. Listed as a "Critic’s Pick" in the Chicago Tribune, "Tip of the Week" by NewCity Chicago, and "Highly Recommended" by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Playwright Jean-Luc Lagarce was one of France's most popular and prolific men of the theater before his death in 1995 at age 38. Author of more than twenty plays, director of works by Feydeau, Gozzi, Ionesco, Marivaux and Moliere, he was also artistic director of Le Théâtre de la Roulotte in Besançon.

Inspired by an etiquette guide written by a 19th century Baroness, “Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World” is his funny and subversive take on social conventions.

This will be the first collaboration between TUTA and The Castillo. The production will feature the original Chicago cast and design team.

The cast features Jennifer Byers, Dalia Cidzikaite and Kate Martin

Rules for Good Manners in the Modern World is directed by Zeljko Djukic and has setand costume design by Natasha Vuchurovich Djukic, lighting design by Keith Parham and prop design by Helen Lattyak.

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Biographies:

Alexander Poe (Writer/co-Director) has directed several productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop including 'Adrenalin,' 'Frank's Wild Years' as well as an adaptation of 'City of Glass'' (by Paul Auster), and Lord of the Flies'.

Joseph Varca (co-Director) has composed original scores that have been featured in the Redux productions, 'City of Glass,' 'System Shock' and 'Concentration City.' With AMERIKA he will be working through the artist company Robert Roberts to evoke Kafka's world.

Redux Productions is a company dedicated to creating new plays, both original and adapted and was founded by Alexander Poe & Joseph Varca at Middlebury College. Together, they have produced adaptations of Albert Camus J,G, Ballard, Paul Auster and even a Tom Waits album.