Saviana Stanescu
writer
SAVIANA STANESCU
300 15th St
New York, NY 11215
savianas
PLAYS
full-length: Aliens With Extraordinary Skills,
Waxing West, Lenin's Shoe, For a Barbarian Woman,
Bechnya, Ants, The Inflatable Apocalypse
shorts: White Embers, Final Countdown, Dog Luv,
Aurolac Blues, Jelly-Love and Peanut-Butter
Aliens With Extraordinary Skills
A dark comedy about a clown from the “unhappiest country in the world”, Moldova, who pins her hopes on a US work visa. Chased by Homeland Security, a deportation letter deflates Nadia's enthusiasm and a pair of spike heels might be all it takes to burst her American Dream (or turn it into a nightmare...). New York City, with its special energy, seems like the perfect solution for her problems, but is it really? Luckily, Nadia is not alone in her journey: A Russian illegal immigrant, Borat, her fellow clown, tries to find his own path in the Big Apple, by working as a cab driver. Lupita, her Latina roommate, an exotic dancer and wanna-be actress, shows Nadia the tough side of the city. Meanwhile, Bob, an American washed-up musician finds himself in the relationship with the Moldovan girl. Aliens with Extraordinary Skills is based on true stories of immigration explored and fictionalized by a playwright who tries to understand her own story. The moral of the “fable” might be that - regardless our passport and native language - we are all “aliens” in search for love, understanding and a place to call “home”.You can buy it from Samuel French, the publisher: BUY HERE
WAXING WEST (a hairy-tale in two acts and four seasons)
In Waxing West -- (A Hairy-Tale in Four Seasons), Romanian cosmetologist, Daniela Popescu, arrives in the United States as the soon-to-be bride to the sexually repressed computer engineer, Charlie Aronson. As Daniela seeks to adjust to her new life with Charlie in the land of dreams, Elena and Nicolae Ceausescu, formerly Dictator-and-Wife of Romania, but now vampires, haunt her making her life miserable. This comic yet socially and politically relevant drama journeys between Romania and New York, between past and present, between "the American Dream" and the American nightmare. Will Daniella be able to escape the ghosts of her past to move on?You can buy it HERE
LENIN'S SHOE
Vlad, the crippled son of a Russian Mafioso, plans to kill his father - now owner of a restaurant in Queens. Vlad comments on reality by immersing himself into a virtual world of blogs, the only place where he can be himself. He also loves to rap… Alex and Irina, two other young loners, help Vlad to put his murderous plan into practice. On the other hand, Jasna - a former war correspondent, and Kebab - a former suicide bomber, try to find friendship and peace.LENIN'S SHOE is an intimate look into the world of East European immigrants living in New York after the fall of Communism and their struggle to redefine the word 'home'.
You can buy it HERE.
BECHNYA (another grim fairy-tale)
SHARI faces hopeless days and nights in Bechnya, a (fictional) country torn by wars and poverty. The American Dream takes unsettling forms in Shari’s mind as she is a prisoner in a dark cell with only one escape: her imagination. So she imagines - or maybe recalls - the meeting with FATMA, a Bechnyan girl now living an America.BECHNYA is the confrontation between two women who share a past and negotiate a future. A sad&funny story about political and familial circumstances that determine people's lives.
AUROLAC BLUES
Two Gypsy street-kids, high on Aurolac (a silver-paint that's huffed from plastic bags), dream of an America they know from movies and McDonalds leftovers.You can download it HERE (but you have to email me for the production rights)
WHITE EMBERS
White Embers is a passionate and heart-breaking "thriller" dealing with the violent love&hate relationship between the West and the East.NEWS: Winner of 2010 Samuel French OOB Short-Play Festival at Theatre Row!!!!
It will be published by Samuel French of course.
DOG-LUV
FINAL COUNTDOWN (or Balkan Blues - the version with songs)
A dark comedy about a homeless woman living in trains, somewhere in the BalkansYou can download it HERE (but you have to email me for the production rights)
JELLY-LOVE AND PEANUT-BUTTER
A hilarious rampage about love, betrayal, office boredom/sexuality, and various types of jelly ...You can download it HERE (but you have to email me for the production rights)
Copyright 2010 SAVIANA STANESCU. All rights reserved.
SAVIANA STANESCU
300 15th St
New York, NY 11215
savianas
