Fwd: December 16 - "Madame Helena, an Émigré Queen" play adaptation - Embassy of Poland

[Mariya Manzhos]

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From: Mary Carrick <theeve...@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 3:52 AM
Subject: December 16 - "Madame Helena, an Émigré Queen" play adaptation - Embassy of Poland
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Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Ambassador Theater International Cultural Center cordially invite to    Farewell to Arden: Last Toast of Madame Helena
	A full-cast staged reading of an adaptation of the one-woman play "Madame Helena, an Émigré Queen" by Kazimierz Braun Adaptation and direction  Hanna Bondarewska       A special evening commemorating            the 100th anniversary of the death of Helena Modjeska (Modrzejewska)   Guest virtuoso pianist Carlos Rodriguez
Polish-American actress whose repertory included over 260 Shakespearean and contemporary roles, some in both Polish and English. An American theater icon, utopian pioneer, national celebrity, a woman ahead of her time. A heroine of novels, a character in plays, an addressee of poems, and a subject of research, articles and books written by theater historians. *** Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7.00 pm   ***   Embassy of the Republic of Poland 2640 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20009   ***   Admission free! RSVP required: 202-234-3800 ext. 2165 or krystyna...@msz.gov.pl	Honorary guest Professor Kazimierz Braun    director, writer, playwright, scholar and educator, Ambassador Theater's Honorary Board Member   To read more about professor Braun please visit: http://theatredance.buffalo.edu/faculty_staff/faculty/braun.shtml

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