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The Trial of Dali
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The Drama-Comedy THE TRIAL OF DALI is about one and only Salvador Dali’s private life never before seen.
At the height of his powers in New York, Salvador Dali with his wife Gala return to his native town of Figueres, Spain. He is a hero, the king of Surrealism! But back in Spain, under the rule of the Dictator, (Generalissimo), he is being accused of moral and ethical misconduct by the powerful ”Artistic Decency Committee” that he never knew before. THE TRIAL OF DALI takes place not in the Court House but in Cafe Paranoia where it turns into a courtroom farce.
RUBY THEATRE at The COMPLEX HOLLYWOOD.
Drama-Comedy THE TRIAL OF DALI written by Andy Kolo
CAST:
James Domeyko plays an eccentric Salvador Dali. Jola Szewczyk portrays his manipulative wife Gala. Marta Kiec Gubala is revengeful Dali’s ex-girlfriend, Isabel Canto, whom he dropped for a new arrival from Paris, Gala. Shakira Krystal Lambed is Maya Bolero, a young seductive paralegal, who is Dali’s admirer, almost as forceful as cheerful Marilyn (Marilyn Monroe) played by Kamila Dudek and Yessica Switakowski. Boguslaw Szpilczak turned himself into a soft-spoken Andy (Andy Warhol) who tried to rescue his idol, Dali. A rebellious Pablo (Pablo Picasso) played by Andrew Switakowski, offers Dali cash as immediate help. Wieslaw Rogolinski is Sleuth, a government informer, who believes nobody notices it. Ela Chylewska, a biased judge tries to convict Dali based on his unproven misconduct. The Trial is being closely watched by Guard, Sam Davey, whot often thinks he is the Judge in this Trial.
ANDY KOLO is Los Angeles based playwright, published poet and fine art painter who taught painting in a few local colleges. His plays and poems have been published in Polka Dot Tuxedo by Xlibris.
DRAMA THEATRE FANTAZJA, the producer of THE TRIAL OF DALI, is from Sydney, Australia which during its 16 years of existence has produced over 20 plays presented in Australia and New Zealand.
JOANNA BORKOWSKA-SURUCIC is the play director. She graduated from prestigious Film School in Lodz, Poland, and Theater & Radio School in Sydney and directed over 20 stage plays.
JAMES DOMEYKO is a leading Sydney film and stage actor, entertainer and composer.
THE TRIAL OF DALI opens on Friday, July 14 and continues until July 19.
RUBY THEATRE at the COMPLEX HOLLYWOOD is located at
6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
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THE TRIAL OF DALI at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
WHAT
A wickedly wild comedy-drama about love, lust, intrigue, deception, revenge and art spiced with passion, hallucinations and dreams.
WHO’S WHO
Written by Andy Kolo
Directed by Joanna Borkowska-Surucic
Produced by Drama Theatre Fantazja, Sydney, Australia
Starring James Domeyko, Jola Szewczyk, Marta Kiec-Kubala, Shakira Krystal Lambell, Kamila Dudek, Yessica Switakowski, Boguslaw Spilczak, Wieslaw Rogolinski, Ela Chylewska, Sam Davey, Andrew Switakowski
WHEN
June 14 at 6:15 pm
June 15 at 3:45 pm
June 16 at 1:45 pm
June 19 at 6:15 pm
WHERE
RUBY THEATRE at the COMPLEX HOLLYWOOD.
6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
QUOTES ABOUT THE TRIAL OF DALI PLAY BY ANDY KOLO
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“The Trial of Dali” by Andy Kolo takes the absurdity and humor to a new level and provides
a surrealistic satire of Dali’s life and his relationship to the world never before seen.
Emilie Moeller
-Hollywood Actress/Producer.
I recently had a pleasure of reading the stage play The Trail of Dali by Andy Kolo. The play was a genuine surprise. It’s richly layered work on many levels and is done with the kind of absurd/satiric writing that frankly, very few people can do.
Zbig Rybczynski
-Director/Writer
Oscar recipient
The tone of your play The Trial of Dali viscerally captures the absurdism and screwball humor of Dali and his strange artistic universe. The interactions between the characters and the challenges facing Dali throughout the trial, though wildly outlandish and unrealistic, are simultaneously legitimized by the script’s naturalistic dialogue and very real stakes, creating a feeling of “magical realism” that sincerely makes you question what is real, what is not, and what will happen next. Very well done!
Michael Garman,
TV Screenwriter
-Holywood
I attended The “Trial “at Zenith Theatre last night and must compliment you on steering a wonderful ship through a complicated play. Stagecraft, setting and overall abstract visualization were superb. My compliments to the surreal cast who brought their craftsmanship to the fore. I was the next morning that it all became homogenous. Thank you for the joy and appreciation of your directional skills.
Eli Beverly
-Willounghby News, Sydney
The Trial of Dali ticks some in-teresting boxes: new, definitely European sensibility at work in it though not of a classical kind, yet fresh, anarchic and American enough to offer something dif-ferent to an Australian audience. The trial process itself is a variant of courtroom farce, with hysterical or seductive counsel, a biased judge, and a guard who seems to have strayed in from a Muscle Beach Robot video game. The performance I saw struck me, in some way, as still a work in progress. The moments of choreographed dance, with stark lighting variations and intense movement, were brilliant, completely appropriate to the surrealistic potentials of the play.
John Stevenson
-Theatre Critic, Sydney
