Abbecedario per il mondo nuovo – Zitta

Zitta by Fabio Pisano, with Leda Kreider
Podcast on Spreaker from Saturday 12nd June 2021

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Z, the last letter. I chose the word Zitta (Shut up, Silent), because Z is a tricky, yet wonderful, fascinating letter. The last one.
Last, like Lisa Montgomery seemed to be, a crazed assassin but first and foremost a little girl tortured by her mother and stepfather who stifled her light, probably teaching her that life contains nothing but evil. Lisa committed a terrible murder, Lisa had always been forced into silence, suffering rape, violence and harassment of all kinds in a trailer that it is hard to imagine could contain so much suffering. Lisa was condemned to death via a letter sent to her by the Department of Justice of the State of Indiana, USA. In that letter, Lisa was defined as “dear”, and the message ended with “sincerely”, the only two words of affection that she had ever heard or read.
The team of psychologists who handled the case had repeatedly called for the pardoning of a woman defined as “the most broken in the world”, but President Trump did not accept the requests.
On the day of her lethal injection, her executioner asked Lisa if she had anything to say before dying, but Lisa, who was used to silence, to shutting up, simply answered no. (Fabio Pisano)

Synopsis
Zitta tells the story of Lisa Montgomery, a crazed assassin and a broken woman, a woman condemned to death by her State, Indiana, but who had previously been sentenced to life by her mother and stepfather, with no chance of pardon. None whatsoever.


Biography

I was born in Naples on 27 September, 34 years ago. I studied Biotechnological Sciences, gaining a scientific training, while at the same time cultivating my passion for playwriting, studying with a number of dramaturgs including Mark Ravenhill, Martin Crimp, Enzo Moscato and Davide Carnevali, and I have studied with a number of authors from the new Spanish Scene, including Esteve Soler, José Mora and Ana Valbuena. I have also had very profitable encounters with Oskaras Korsunovas, Massimiliano Civica, and Laura Curino. I have participated in a number of national competitions dedicated to playwriting, winning a number, including the “Sipario.it” award, the “Aldo Nicolaj” award, the “Salvatore Quasimodo” award, the “Annibale Ruccello” award, the “Honorable Mention for Best Original Story” award at the international ISA - Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles for a short film, the “Hystrio 2019” award and the Fersen award. I read a great deal of contemporary playwriting, and I believe it is necessary for writers to always follow a dark path, allowing them to explore the genre and evolve their form while staying true to their narration.


Abbecedario per il mondo nuovo
a Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa production 
in collaboration with the Hystrio – Playwriting Award and the Riccione “Pier Vittorio Tondelli” Award
directed by Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli and Alessandro Ferroni