The SATContemporary Reading Series consists of five staged readings that take place throughout the year, in which Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) introduces a new generation of Nordic playwrights.
We Are the Voice of Our People
Written by Marius Leknes Snekkevåg (Norway, 2013) and translated by Kyle Korynta (U.S., 2013). Based on contributions collected from the commentary fields of Norwegian internet newspapers and sewn together with the playwright’s own words, Marius Leknes Snekkevåg’s We Are the Voice of Our People juxtaposes the conversations and interactions between the characters in the “in-between-world” of internet debates with those of real human interactions.
We Are the Voice of Our People was performed as a reading at Akvavit Theatre in Chicago in 2013.
I Love You, Let Me Go
Written and translated by Marius Leknes Snekkevåg (Norway, 2013). In I Love You, Let Me Go the couple Jon and Siv meet regularly for dinner with their neighbor, Martin, who suddenly announces he has a new boyfriend. The mysterious relationship mirrors the couple’s inability to move on from a major tragedy in their lives.
About the playwright
Marius Leknes Snekkevåg (b. 1980) is a Norwegian playwright who attended Westerdals School of Communication (2001-04). He made his debut in 2008 with the play The Net: A Psychological Thriller in collaboration with Save the Children. The following year his piece I Love You, Let Me Go was selected as one of the five main productions at The Norwegian Playwright’s Festival. In 2011, the commissioned work Rabinowitz was nominated for The Hedda Award (The Norwegian Tony award) for Production of the Year. Other performed works include: Witch (2012) and Give Me A Happily Ever After! (2013).
Marius Leknes Snekkevåg (b. 1980) is a Norwegian playwright who attended Westerdals School of Communication (2001-04). He made his debut in 2008 with the play The Net: A Psychological Thriller in collaboration with Save the Children. The following year his piece I Love You, Let Me Go was selected as one of the five main productions at The Norwegian Playwright’s Festival. In 2011, the commissioned work Rabinowitz was nominated for The Hedda Award (The Norwegian Tony award) for Production of the Year. Other performed works include: Witch (2012) and Give Me A Happily Ever After! (2013).
Additional Information
We Are the Voice of Our People and I Love You, Let Me Go are presented in arrangement with Nordiska. SATContemporary Reading Series is sponsored by The Samuel Christensen Law Firm and presented in association with the Consulate General of Denmark New York,
the Consulate General of Finland in New York, the Consulate General of Iceland in New York, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General of New York, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, and Scandinavia House.
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Image Courtesy of Marius Leknes Snekkevåg.
MON – 10-5-2015 – 7:30 PM
Pre-reception – 7:00 PM
Series continues fall 2015 & winter 2016
free
RSVP strongly encouraged