LARY ZAPPIA

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Lary Zappia

 
 
 
I - EDUCATION

- June 1990: B.F.A. in Theatre and Radio Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts (University of Fine Arts) - Belgrade (Yugoslavia);
- April 1999: M.F.A. in Theatre Directing from the Department of Drama (University of Calgary) - Calgary (Canada).

 
 

II - ARTISITC WORK IN THE THEATRE:

a) as a Director:

- D. Mamet, A LIFE IN THE THEATRE, drama - adaptation and direction, Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade (Yugoslavia), June 2, 1989;
- M. Jokiel, D. Nikolic, N. Bogojevic, THE LITTLE WINGS, operetta for children - direction, City Puppet Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), October 19, 1989;
- G. B. Pergolesi, LA SERVA PADRONA, opera buffa - direction, BITEF Theatre, Belgrade (Yugoslavia), April 26, 1990;
- H. Korder, BOYS' LIFE, drama - adaptation and direction, University Cultural Center (SKC), Belgrade (Yugoslavia), June 3, 1990;
- M. Kreckovic, THE NIGHT OF THE LUNATICS, vaudeville - direction, National Theatre Leskovac, Leskovac (Yugoslavia), October 23, 1990;
- B. Brecht, THE ONE WHO SAYS "YES", AND THE ONE WHO SAYS "NO", drama - direction, Theatre Studio "Kamov", Rijeka (Croatia), February 15, 1991;
- H. Wheeler, S. Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, musical - direction, Terazije Theatre, Belgrade (Yugoslavia), June 13, 1991;
- E. Albee, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, drama - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), October 15, 1993; remounted January 7, 1997;
- G. Verdi, LA TRAVIATA, opera - direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), November 12, 1993;
- G. Büchner, WOYZECK, drama - adaptation and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), January 15, 1994;
- G. Verdi, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, opera - direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), March 31, 1994;
- E. Ionesco, THE BALD SOPRANO, comedy - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), May 20, 1994; remounted September 28, 2004;
- T. Kushner, ANGELS IN AMERICA/MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, gay fantasia - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), October 18, 1994;
- C. Goldoni, LA VEDOVA SCALTRA (The Cunning Widow), comedy - direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), December 17, 1994;
- G. Puccini, TOSCA, opera - direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), April 11, 1995;
- B. Brecht, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, musical - direction, Theatre Studio "Kamov", Rijeka (Croatia), April 25, 1995;
- R. Harwood, THE DRESSER, drama - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), May 20, 1995;
- A. Soljan, THREE ROMANCES, drama in verses - direction, 1st Zadar Summer Festival, Zadar (Croatia), July 13, 1995;
- G. Rossini, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, comic opera - direction, Krk International Summer Festival, Krk (Krk Island, Croatia), August 6, 1995;
- S. Beckett, WAITING FOR GODOT, tragicomedy - adaptation and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), January 19, 1996;
- T. Stoppard, ARCADIA, comedy - direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), May 2, 1996;
- The Five Lesbian Brothers, THE SECRETARIES, comedy - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), October 24, 1996;
- J. Cartwright, TO (TWO), drama - direction, PDG Theatre, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), March 27, 1997;
- Euripides, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, tragedy - adaptation and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), December 21, 1999;
- S. Dietz, PRIVATE EYES, comedy of suspicion - direction, PDG Theatre, Nova Gorica (Slovenia), with the opening in the Kulturni Dom, Gorizia (Italy), May 11, 2000;
- S. Stephenson, FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE, drama - direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), November 28, 2000;
- H. Barker, THE EUROPEANS, drama - direction, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Vilnius (Lithuania), March 1, 2002;
- M. Frisch, DON JUAN OR THE LOVE OF GEOMETRY, philosophical comedy - dramaturgy and direction, Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, Zagreb (Croatia), October 5, 2002;
- R. Marinkovic, GLORIJA, drama - dramaturgy and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), January 10, 2003;
- L. Zappia - hommage à D. Gervais, KAROLINA RIJECKA, heroic piece with singing and shooting - dramaturgy and direction, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc, Rijeka (Croatia), October 3, 2003;
- F. Molnar, LILIOM, tragicomedy - dramaturgy and direction, Croatian National Theatre, Split (Croatia), January 30, 2004;
- H. Spilioti, WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA?, comedy in 30 scenes - direction; staged reading within the framework of the International Dramatic Colony of the Croatian Centre of ITI-UNESCO, Motovun (Croatia), July 11, 2004;
- T. McNally, MASTER CLASS, drama with music - dramaturgy and direction, Italian Drama of the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), January 14, 2005;
- I. Brlic-Mazuranic, SUMA STRIBOROVA, a bitter fairy-tale - dramaturgy and direction, City Puppet Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), September 15, 2005;
- I. Bresan, PREDSTAVA HAMLETA U SELU MRDUSA DONJA, grotesque tragedy - dramaturgy and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), October 5, 2005;
- F. Paravidino, LA MALATTIA DELLA FAMIGLIA M. (The Illness of Family M.), drama - direction, Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade (Serbia), October 19, 2006;
- T. Williams, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, drama - dramaturgy and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), November 17, 2006;
- E. Bond, HAVE I NONE, drama - direction, April Productions, site specific performance on Captain John's Harbour Boat, Toronto, Ontario (Canada), May 8, 2007;
- W. Shakespeare - L. Zappia, ROMEO (AND JULIET), tragedy - dramaturgy and direction, City Puppet Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), September 21, 2007;
- N. Jovanovic, NOWHERE ELSE, bitter comedy - dramaturgy and direction, National Theatre Sombor (Serbia), November 25, 2007 [second part of a triptych by B. Srbljanovic, N. Jovanovic and M. Pelevic entitled VIA BALKAN and directed by Gorcin Stojanovic, Lary Zappia and Kokan Mladenovic for the 125th Anniversary of the National Theatre in Sombor];
- A. P. Chekhov, UNCLE VANYA, tragicomedy - dramaturgy and direction, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia), January 9, 2008;
- M. Rakovac, 'RIVA I DRUXI, drama - dramaturgy and direction, a co-production of Istrian National Theatre, Pula and Italian Drama of the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia), March 6, 2008.


b) as a Co-Director:

- Aesopus, Razumovska, Ionesco, Shakespeare, Williams, THE LECTURE ON UNDESIRABILITY, co-director with Goran Cvjetkovic at Theatre Studio "Kamov", Rijeka (Croatia), 1990;
- W. Shakespeare, RICHARD III, co-director with Aleksandar Cvjetkovic at Teatro Ricerca Salento in Mesagne (Brindisi, Italy), 1994.

c) as an Assistant Director:

- T. Wilder, THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, assistant director and interpreter for Peter Mark Schifter (USA) at Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), 1988;
- B. Stavis, LAMP AT MIDNIGHT, assistant director and interpreter for Christopher Martin (USA) at Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), 1989;
- B. M. Koltes, ROBERTO ZUCCO, assistant director for Marco Sciaccaluga (Italy) at Teatro Stabile di Genova in Genova (Italy), 1992;
- V. Gassman, ULISSE E LA BALENA BIANCA (from Melville's "Moby Dick"), assistant director for Vittorio Gassman (Italy) during the rehearsal period, and his personal assistant for the seven-month-long world tour of the show, a co-production of Teatro Stabile di Genova (Italy), Teatro Stabile di Roma (Italy), "EXPO-92" Genova (Italy) and "EXPO-92" Seville (Spain), 1992;
- C. Goldoni, LA FAMIGLIA DELL'ANTIQUARIO, assistant director for Marco Sciaccaluga at Teatro Stabile del Veneto - Carlo Goldoni in Venice (Italy), 1993;
- B. Brecht, THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI, assistant director for Marco Sciaccaluga at Teatro Stabile di Genova in Genova (Italy), 1994.


III - ARTISITC WORK AT UNIVERSITY

a) as a Director

- Y. Mishima, MADAME DE SADE, drama - direction, Reeve Theatre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta (Canada), April 1, 1998;
- U. Betti, CRIME ON GOAT ISLAND, drama adaptation and direction, Reeve Theatre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta (Canada), November 25, 1998.


IV - ARTISTIC WORK FOR THE RADIO

a) as a Director

- B. Trbic, THE ROAD OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS, full length radio-drama - direction, Drama Program of Radio Belgrade, Belgrade (Yugoslavia), March 1991;
- S. Beckett, WAITING FOR GODOT, four part series - adaptation for radio and direction, Radio Rijeka, Rijeka (Croatia), November 1995.


V - ARTISTIC WORK FOR TELEVISION

a) as a Director

- ...A NIGDJE VALA, music video for the band RIVERS - direction, June 2004;
- HAMLET IN THE LAND OF SKINNY PEOPLE, documentary - camera, editing and direction, July 2007.
 
 














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Lary Zappia during the rehearslas of THE EUROPEANS

 

VI - SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTED

 

- December 20, 1988, inauguration of the reconstructed organ, Union House Auditorium (DDS), Belgrade (Yugoslavia);
- November 11, 1994, celebration ceremony for the 75th jubilee of the Soccer Team "Orijent", Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia);
- October 3, 1995, celebration ceremony for the 110 years of the Theatre Building, Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia);
- July 16, 1996, opening ceremony for the 40th edition of the Krk International Summer Festival, Krk Medieval Castle (live TV-coverage on Croatian National Television - HRT), Krk (Krk Island, Croatia);
- November 12, 1996, celebration ceremony for the 50th anniversary of The Italian Community in Rijeka (Comunita' degli Italiani di Fiume), Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia);

- July 16, 1997, opening ceremony for the 41st edition of the Krk International Summer Festival, Krk Medieval Castle - I. Peran, THE TRANSFORMATION, Krk (Krk Island, Croatia);

- January 30, 2001, launch of the book TOTENWANDE by Dasa Drndic in the form of a multi-media staged reading, HKD Theatre, Rijeka (Croatia);

- March 28, 2003, staged reading of the play THE FALSE TEETH OF LILLA WEISS by Dasa Drndic, Robert Gill Theatre, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University of Toronto, Toronto (Canada).

 

 

VII - TRANSLATIONS FOR THEATRE

 

a) from English into Croatian:

 

- E. Albee, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (co-translation with Irena Kregar);
- T. Stoppard, ARCADIA;
- The Five Lesbian Brothers, THE SECRETARIES;
- S. Stephenson, FIVE KINDS OF SILENCE;

- H. Barker, JUDITH;

 

b) from English into Serbian:

 

- D. Mamet, A LIFE IN THE THEATRE;
- D. Mamet, SEXUAL PERVERSITIES IN CHICAGO (co-translation with Irena Kregar);
- H. Wheeler, S. Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (translation of the lyrics);

 

c) from Italian into Serbian:

 

- G. B. Pergolesi, LA SERVA PADRONA (translation of the libretto);

- F. Paravidino, LA MALATTIA DELLA FAMIGLIA M.;

 

d) from Croatian into English:

 

- D. Drndic, THE FALSE TEETH OF LILLA WEISS;

 

e) from Serbian into English:

 

- T. Peternek, THE LAST SUNNY DAY (co-translation with Martin Hueber);

 

f) from Italian into English:

 

- U. Betti, CRIME ON GOAT ISLAND;

 

g) comparative translation into Croatian:

 

- Euripides, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS.

 


 

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Lary Zappia during the rehearsals of THE EUROPEANS

 

 

VIII - OTHER THEATRE-RELATED ACTIVITIES

 

- co-founder of HKD Theatre, Rijeka (together with the actor Nenad Segvic), and its artistic co-director until September 1997;

 - acting instructor at Theatre Studio "Kamov", Rijeka for two theatre seasons (1990/91 and 1994/95);
- member of the Board of the Dramatic Theatre Committee of the International Theatre Institute (UNESCO), Paris, with four mandates (1995-1997, 1997-2000, 2000-2002, and 2004-2006);
- member of the Jury for the Fifth Croatian Festival of the Small Scenes (1st International Edition), May 1998;
- member of the Jury for the Sixth Croatian Festival of the Small Scenes (2nd International Edition), May 1999;
- since January 2000, member of the Croatian Association of Freelance Artists;
- member of the Jury for the Regional Competition of Young Theatre Students - Lidrano, March 2001;
- member of the Jury for the Ninth International Festival of the Small Scenes (ex Croatian Festival of the Small Scenes), May 2002;

- member of the Jury for the Eleventh International Festival of the Small Scenes (ex Croatian Festival of the Small Scenes), May 2004;

- vice-president of the Dramatic Theatre Committee of the International Theatre Institute (UNESCO), Paris, with a two-year mandate (2006-2008). 

 

IX - POSITIONS HELD

 

- from September 1990 until September 1991: Director in Residence at the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia);
- from October 1991 until February 1992: Assistant Professor at the Directing Department of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade (Yugoslavia);

- from September 1994 until August 1998: Artistic Director of Croatian Drama at the Croatian National Theatre "Ivan pl. Zajc", Rijeka (Croatia);
- from September 1997 until April 1999: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Drama - Theatre History Course at the University of Calgary, Calgary (Canada);
- from September 2000 until August 2001: Lecturer, teaching a course on Shakespeare (in English) at the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Philosophy, Department of English Language and Literature), Rijeka (Croatia);
- from January to April 2007: Lecturer, teaching a Senior Directing Course (DRA 422) at the Queen's University (Deaprtment of Drama), Kingston, (Canada).

 

 

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